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In reply to the discussion: Modern wheat a "perfect, chronic poison," doctor says [View all]yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)Spelt is actually more closely related to bread wheat (which all the brouhaha seems to be about) than pasta wheat. In fact it is the same species, Triticum aestivum, whereas durum wheat is Triticum turgidum. All a moot point anyway, they all contain gluten and are not appropriate for anyone who truly needs a gluten free diet. Problem is many people don't and that is why they think they are benefiting their health by substituting spelt for wheat but in fact they have changed very little. A harmless diversion maybe, unless they pig out on the spelt pasta and become overweight. By the way, barley, rye and oats contain gluten also. If you truly need a gluten free diet you need to substitute corn or rice, or if you want something fancier, quinoa or kasha (buckwheat).