what is durum wheat?what does it contain?

Answer 1

Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum durum) is the only tetraploid species of wheat widely cultivated today. Durum is the hardest of all wheats. Its high protein content and gluten strength make durum good for pasta and bread. It is not, however, good for cakes, which should be made from soft wheat or they will be tough, because of the high gluten content of durum.

Most of the durum grown today is amber durum, the grains of which are amber-colored and larger than those of other types of wheat. Durum has a yellow endosperm, which gives pasta its color. When durum is milled, the endosperm is ground into a granular product called semolina. Semolina made from durum is used for premium pastas and breads.

There is also a red durum, used mostly for livestock feed.

Durum wheat sells at a premium to other varieties and accounts for roughly 5% of global wheat production, or about 30 million tons in 2004. Most durum wheat is grown in Mediterranean countries, the former Soviet Union, North America, and Argentina. U.S. durum production is primarily in North Dakota, which produced 59% of the US crop in 2004. However the largest producer of durum is Canada where it is the third most prominent crop behind red spring wheat and canola, the primary region for durum is in the southern quarter of Saskatchewan..

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Durum Wheat is a very hard wheat with a high gluten content and it usually ground into semolina which is used to make pastas. The gluten is what gives pasta it's ability to stretch and be shaped before it's cooked.

Answer 4

Durum wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America

Answer 5

a wheat (Triticum durum) that yields a glutenous flour used especially in pasta

Answer 6

try this link, I think it provides the information you arelooking for. As a chef I referece it often

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/durum