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One cup of cooked bulgur (made from hard wheat) contains nearly 6 g of protein, more than what is found in soft wheat.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
The French soft wheat harvest, set to be the lowest in 40 years due to excess rain, has also showed poor quality levels, including very low and heterogeneous specific weights, a measure of the size of grains.
—Sybille De La Hamaide, Reuters, 26 Sep. 2024
Ingredients Biscuits: 3 cups self-rising soft wheat flour 1/4 tsp.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023
As a result, bread made with this wheat gets stale faster than the soft wheat varieties.
—Yulia Denisyuk, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
Hard wheat has a higher protein content, whereas soft wheat contains more starch and less protein.
—Claire Saffitz, Bon Appétit, 10 Aug. 2023
Tunisia gets about 60% of its soft wheat from Ukraine and Russia, and is bracing for further shortages.
—Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 13 July 2022
Another past proprietor, Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales, who bought the estate in 1815, inspired the new Villa d’Este special-label gin, made using Italian organic soft wheat alcohol and Lake Como–sourced lemon, chamomile and other botanicals.
—Sandra Ramani, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2022
It’s generally made from soft wheat with a protein content around 8 to 9 percent.
—Carmen Collins, Country Living, 19 Apr. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1711, in the meaning defined above
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“Soft wheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20wheat. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
soft wheat
noun
: a wheat with soft kernels high in starch but usually low in protein
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