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Kamut Khorasan Wheat
You couldn't make up the story of Kamut, a variety of wheat known as khorasan, if you tried. In 1949, a U.S. airman named Earl Dedman was stationed in Portugal. Dedman received 32 giant wheat kernels from a fellow airman who picked them up in Egypt, where he was told the wheat came from an Egyptian tomb (more likely it came from a street vendor in Cairo.) Dedman sent the wheat kernels to his father in Fort Benton, Montana and the family grew the grain as a novelty under the name "King Tut's Wheat" in the 1950s and '60s. A local farmer grew some of the wheat and displayed it at the Fort Benton fair in 1964.
Fast forward to 1977 when Bob Quinn, a graduate student at the
Today, the Quinn family business,
On closer inspection, Kamut khorasan turns out to be an ancient relative of our modern wheat staple, durum. The large wheat grain originated in the Fertile Crescent region that reached from Mesopotamia to Egypt, but it had fallen out of modern cultivation for a long period of time before its rediscovery. Though it is available in many places around the world, khorasan wheat is only commercially grown in Montana and Canada.
Kamut khorasan is an excellent way to boost your intake of whole grains. This ancient wheat variety is also higher in protein and many minerals than modern wheat varieties. Although it is not recommended for people with celiac disease who must avoid the gluten found in wheat, many people with wheat sensitivities report tolerating Kamut better than other wheat. Next time you're looking for an alternative to rice or potatoes, think about the amazing story of Kamut and its healthy properties.
Kamut's Nutritional Lineup
1 cup cooked
Calories: 251
Fat: 1.6 grams
Dietary Fiber: 6.7 grams
Protein: 11 grams
Iron: 3.46 milligrams (19 percent DV)
Magnesium: 96 milligrams (24 percent DV)
Phosphorus: 304 milligrams (30 percent DV)
Zinc: 3 milligrams (20 percent DV)
Copper: .43 milligrams (22 percent DV)
Manganese: 2.09 milligrams (105 percent DV)
Thiamin: .21 milligrams (14 percent DV)
Niacin: 4.73 milligrams (24 percent DV)
(DV = Daily Value)
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