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Einkorn

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About Einkorn

Einkorn is an ancient hulled wheat grain with a nutty flavour. It is cooked as a whole grain for porridges, salads, soups, pilafs, and side dishes, and it can also be cracked or milled for breads and other baked foods. The intact grain retains its hull until processed.

Cooked einkorn has a wheat-like, nutty taste and a firm, chewy texture. Soaking and longer cooking can soften the kernels, while cracked or pearled forms cook more quickly and may become more tender. Flour made from einkorn behaves differently from intact grain and gives baked foods a distinctive wheat character.

Einkorn is sold as hulled kernels, pearled grain, cracked grain, flakes, or flour. The persistent hull is removed before ordinary cooking or milling. Whole kernels are usually plump and tan to golden, while milling produces a pale flour. Preparation determines whether it appears loose, creamy, or baked.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Einkorn nutrition & diet

Einkorn nutritional value

Reference: Einkorn wheat whole grain, raw

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
337kcal
Protein
13.9g
Carbs
58.9g
Fat
2.9g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the specified einkorn form: intact hulled grain, pearled grain, flour, flakes, or cooked kernels. Hulling and milling change the edible portion, while soaking and cooking alter moisture and serving weight. Keep breads, porridges, pasta, and other recipes separate from the plain grain reference unless their full formulation is known.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to einkorn grain or flour, hulled or processed state, and raw, cooked, baked, or otherwise prepared form.

Diet considerations

Einkorn is a wheat species and therefore a cereal grain with plant origin. Compatibility changes with milling, fermentation, breads, pasta, coatings, and mixtures containing dairy or animal ingredients. Its carbohydrate pattern is portion- and preparation-dependent; a cooked grain, flour-based food, and composite recipe require separate reference matching.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) 4.0, 2025 — C241100 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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