One of the oldest cereals, ancient grain, a type of wheat belonging to the sweet grasses with a growth height of 1.50 meters. The first finds date back to 8000 BC, and einkorn was also used in the Stone Age 3,300 BC, as was discovered during the examination of Ötzi's mummy. The ears are significantly smaller than those of the well-known common wheat and the yield is also considerably lower.
Like emmer, einkorn contains gluten and is not suitable for coeliac patients, but it seems to be better tolerated by people with wheat intolerance. see also emmer, kamut.