# Wheat berry

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{{Short description|Whole wheat kernel without the husk}}
thumb|right|Uncooked wheat berries

A '''wheat berry''', or '''wheatberry''', is a whole [wheat](/source/wheat) [kernel](/source/Seed), composed of the [bran](/source/bran), [germ](/source/Cereal_germ), and [endosperm](/source/endosperm), without the [husk](/source/husk).<ref>{{cite book|title=The Complete Guide to Growing and Using Wheatgrass: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rSanWzJ91r8C&pg=PA132|year=2010|publisher=Atlantic|isbn=9781601383396|page=132}}</ref> Botanically, it is a type of fruit called a [caryopsis](/source/caryopsis).<ref name="Mauseth2014">{{cite book|author=James D. Mauseth|author-link=James D. Mauseth|title=Botany|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0BGEs95p5EsC&pg=PA223|year=2014|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Publishers|isbn=978-1-4496-4884-8|page=223|quote=Perhaps the simplest of fruits are those of grasses (all cereals such as corn and wheat)...These fruits are caryopses.}}</ref> Wheat berries are eaten as a grain, have a tan to reddish-brown color, and can vary in gluten and protein content from 6–9% ("soft") to 10–14% ("hard"). They are often added to [salad](/source/salad)s or baked into [bread](/source/bread) to add a chewy texture. If wheat berries are [milled](/source/Gristmill), [whole-wheat flour](/source/whole-wheat_flour) is produced. Wheat berries are similar to [barley](/source/barley), [rye](/source/rye), and [kamut](/source/kamut).

Wheat berries are the primary ingredient in an [Eastern European](/source/Eastern_European) Christmas [porridge](/source/porridge) called ''[kutia](/source/kutia)''. In France, cooked durum wheat berries are commonly{{reference needed|date=April 2022}} eaten as a side dish instead of rice or corn. This side dish is often called ''ebly'', from the name of the first brand of prepared wheat berries.
In Romania and other Eastern European countries, the wheat berries (arpacas) are used in a special sweet dish called [koliva](/source/koliva) for Christian Orthodox ritual.

<gallery class="center" caption="" widths="220px" heights="150px">
Puffed wheat berries.png|[Puffed](/source/Puffed_grain) wheat berries
File:Wheatberries_sauteed_with_spring_onion.jpg|Wheat berries cooking - soaked then [sauteed](/source/sauteed) with [spring onion](/source/spring_onion)
File:Wheatberry salad.jpg|A salad prepared with wheat berries
</gallery>

==See also==
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*[Cuccìa](/source/Cucc%C3%ACa), a Sicilian wheat berry dish
*[Bulgur](/source/Bulgur), another whole wheat preparation
*[Frumenty](/source/Frumenty), a dish made with boiled wheat berries
*[Graham flour](/source/Graham_flour)
*[Borș](/source/Bor%C8%99_(bran)), a [fermented drink](/source/fermented_drink) made from sprouted grain
*[Farro](/source/Farro)

==References==
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Category:Wheat
Category:Cereals

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