What is the Meaning & Definition of wheat

Wheat is the name that is given to that plant belonging to the family of grasses and that has pin terminals that are formed by three or more runs of grains, from which, once crushed, the flour is obtained.
As is the case with other cereals, wheat, as well as designate the plant, Word also appoints its seeds.
Along with the corn and rice, wheat is one of the three most produced in the world grains and also that most human beings consume since far-off times. Notably, that its origin goes back to Mesopotamia (Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Turkey) about seven thousand years ago. Meanwhile, it wouldn't until its cultivation consciously and carefully that the wheat would produce constant food and cash for the whole planet, since in the wild, original, he could never have become one of the most popular foods.
Yellow is the color characteristic of wheat and its main uses are: to produce flour, as discussed above, beer, flour, semolina and a great variety of food.
The growth and development of wheat required specific climatic conditions such as: temperatures between 3 ° and 33° C, being between 10° and 25° the more like-minded brand; need for a humidity between 40 and 70%; It has a low need for water, 400 to 500 mm. per cycle; and more conducive soil will be loose, deep, fertile and free from floods.
On the other hand, durum wheat is a kind of more white than traditional wheat and which boasts a top quality. Its major benefits include: fibre, phytosterols, gluten, starch and cellulose.
Currently, China is the nation that leads the world production of wheat, unseated the Soviet Union which occupied the throne for years and years, then followed the India and the United States.
And in the popular language it is common to find us with the use of the term contained in a phrase wheat: not be clean wheat (which applies to a person or an issue when they are not being clear or transparent, as expected).
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