How Many Types Of Wheat Are There?

There are around thirty types of wheat. All the types fall into two broad categories, namely Winter wheat and Spring wheat. As the names suggest, wheat is divided by the season it grows in.

The four most common types of wheat are: Hard red, Soft Red, White and Durum. Each of these types needs a particular kind of climate to grow. Durum wheat is most commonly used in making Pasta. Hard Red is generally used to make bread. The Soft Red Variety is used to make bakery products like cakes, pastries etc.

Each of the above four types can be either spring wheat of winter wheat.

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