Health benefits of ancient wheat; Restaurants battle for market share

Health benefits of ancient wheat
Increasing demand for traditional, natural, and fiber-rich food has stimulated a renewed interest in ancient grains. A recent studyin the Journal of Food Science reports on food uses, digestibility of starch, and nutritional and nutraceutical compositions of Triticum dicoccum wheat, one of the ancient wheat species that is gaining popularity due to its suggested health benefits. Although dicoccum is rich in bioactive compounds, with starch reported to have slow d…