Grain Place Foods Non-GMO Organic Rolled Wheat 1lb Bag - Rolled Oats for Oatmeal

Grain Place Foods Organic Kosher Rolled Wheat is made using a unique process of carefully controlled moisture and temperature that gelatinizes the starches, making the grain more digestible while retaining nutrients. This process also denatures enzymes that cause rancidity, extending shelf life of the grain. Enjoy rolled wheat with other rolled grains in breakfast porridge or granola. Give soups, stews and casseroles a protein and nutrient boost by adding rolled wheat. Wheat, the ?Staff of Life,? is the top cereal crop in the world ? followed by corn and rice. It is the staple grain for at least a third of the world?s population. Wheat is ubiquitous in the American diet - in breads, pasta, crackers, breakfast cereals, baked goods and pastries. Unfortunately, most of these products are made from refined flour, which is missing the most nutritious parts of the wheat kernel ? the germ and bran. ?Enriching? refined flour only adds a fraction of the nutrients that have been removed. Wheat is classified according to planting season (winter or spring), hardness of the kernel (hard or soft) and color of the kernel (red or white). Winter wheat is planted in the fall and harvested in early summer; spring wheat is planted in spring and harvested in late summer. Hard red winter and hard red spring wheat are higher in protein than soft wheat and are most commonly used for all-purpose flour and yeast breads. Durum wheat is the hardest variety, and is used to make pasta. Soft red winter and soft white spring wheat are milled into flour for making cakes, cookies, pastries and crackers. The color of wheat kernels is in the bran layer; white wheat lacks the genes for color that red varieties have. They buy the best quality as close to home as possible, and wherever possible, they maintain grower identity.