Khorasan Organic, SuperPail
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Description
Organic Khorasan Wheat, 43 lbs.
Our khorasan wheat is certified-organic, triple-cleaned and perfect for baking & cooking purposes.
Convenient & safe storage
Our khorasan wheat is certified organic and non-GMO, and comes in six-gallon buckets (or pails... another word for the same container), containing 43 lbs. net weight. When you store khorasan grain at home, it needs to be protected in a couple of ways. First, it needs to be protected from a variety of little critters who'd like to get to it before you do. Weevils and rodents, for example. You also need to protect your khorasan from picking up excessive additional moisture, which can be drawn from the atmosphere. The buckets our bulk khorasan comes in provide full protection against these storage risks. They have airtight gasket-sealed lids, Mylar liners, and oxygen absorber packets that remove the oxygen from the air in the bucket after we put the lid on. The O2 absorbers leave an atmosphere of nitrogen in the bucket (because air is mainly oxygen and nitrogen). Our buckets safely lock out pests, and biological processes are put "on hold" in the Mylar protected, oxygen-free nitrogen atmosphere, so your khorasan berries enjoy complete peace and quiet until you want to use them.
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“I love Kamut cereal and Pleasant Hill's is the best!! Can no longer get it already ground so have to grind my own!”
– Robert H., TN
Beat oxidation
In whole-grain foods, the plant's cellular walls protect nutrients from oxidation. The process of oxidation begins to occur as soon as grain is ground, exposing the cell's contents to oxygen in the air. Flour that is several days (or more) old, has been exposed to oxygen that inevitably diminishes its nutritional value. The way to get full nutrition from whole grain foods is to mill them when you need them, right in your kitchen. Modern high-speed grain mills make it fast and easy to enjoy the freshest, best tasting and most nutritious food imaginable!
Super-cleaned
All of our khorasan grain is triple-cleaned to ensure purity and protect your grain mill from any foreign objects. (Khorasan that isn't sufficiently cleaned may contain small stones that will damage or destroy a grain mill... not to mention that you don't want such things in your food!)
Non-GMO
All of Pleasant Hill Grain's whole grain products are natural (non-GMO). Also, PHG does not sell any grains, beans, lentils, pulses or seeds sourced from China.
Uses & History
Khorasan wheat (triticum turgidum) is an ancient wheat variety originating in the Fertile Crescent–an area in the Middle East that’s ideal for farming. Khorasan grain is relatively new to North American cultivation. It’s said to have been introduced to the United States by a U.S. airman who sent the grain home to his father, and then began growing the new crop with him in Montana.
Khorasan wheat berries are larger than berries of hard red or white wheat, spelt and einkorn, and they’re a light yellow color.
Baked goods made with khorasan flour have a tender crumb and slightly sweet, buttery flavor. Khorasan can also be cooked and mixed into salads, stuffings, and soups. By cracking the grain you can make pilafs and hot cereals. The versatility of this grain makes substituting it in place of hard wheat, soft wheat or durum wheat very simple.
Like all wheat varieties, khorasan contains gluten. The gluten developed with khorasan flour has good strength to it, making khorasan flour an excellent choice for yeast breads, pastries and quick breads. At Pleasant Hill Grain our favorite way to make 100% whole grain sandwich bread is to combine 50/50 spelt flour with khorasan flour. It’s a nutritious and tasty combination—try it out for yourself!
Khorasan is valued by athletes and fitness buffs for its highly nutritious profile. It’s higher in zinc, magnesium, selenium, niacin, thiamin and antioxidants than hard wheat and it boasts up to 65% more amino acids, and about 30% more protein than hard wheat. Khorasan is also a good source of dietary fiber and iron. Compared to hard wheat, khorasan is also higher in its vitamin E, thiamin, riboflavin, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, pantothenic acid, copper and complex carbohydrate content.
Khorasan is a tetraploid grain, meaning it has four sets of its seven chromosomes for a total of 28 chromosomes, whereas modern red and white wheat, and spelt, have six sets of seven chromosomes, for a total of 42 chromosomes. The simpler genetic structure of khorasan makes it easier to digest than modern wheats. Many people who experience gluten sensitivities are able to enjoy baked foods made with khorasan flour, but since it does contain gluten it isn’t recommended for people with Celiac disease.
The thick, tight hull encasing khorasan protects the grain from pests and diseases, which makes the grain easier to grow organically. Grain with a tight hull are called “covered grains”, and they’re gaining popularity as their nutritional advantages are becoming better understood. Thanks to modern technology the once-laborious process of threshing covered grains has become much easier and more efficient.
Durum wheat is related to khorasan. Both are ancient grains, and have similar baking characteristics and flavor. Durum is a smaller, harder grain, that’s usually used for making pasta.
Additional Options
Pleasant Hill Grain offers over thirty kinds of whole grain products!
Our foods category offers many selections of baking ingredients, delicious dried fruits and vegetables, long-term storable foods, canned meat, fish and poultry, sweeteners and more.
As a whole grains shopper you may also be interested in hand crank and electric grain mills and grain flakers as well as heavy duty Bosch mixers, Ankarsrum (formerly Electrolux) mixers, Häussler spiral dough mixers and Famag spiral dough mixers!
Gamma Seal Lids are remarkably practical two-part gadgets that transform standard plastic buckets into rugged, gasketed, resealable storage containers that are both air-tight and water-tight.
Exceptional Value of Bulk Grain | |
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It's well known that basic natural foods tend to be lower in cost and much higher in nutrition than processed commercial choices, but we were still a little shocked when we compared the cost of a staple like whole grain wheat, to items on the shelves at a local grocery store. Our grain comes packaged 45 lbs. to a bucket, so we're reporting each cost here, for that same net weight. The cost of living index in Nebraska is comparatively low, so processed foods like the examples shown here are priced even higher in most areas. We came away from this exercise with a heightened appreciation for the low cost and exceptional value of quality basic foods like whole grain wheat! | |
45 lbs. of Wheaties™ cereal | $248 |
45 lbs. of Capt'n Crunch™ cereal | $219 |
45 lbs. of Nacho Cheese Doritos™ | $259 |
45 lbs. of Maxwell House™ coffee | $193 |
45 lbs. of 9 Lives™ (the cat food!) | $98 |
Shipping Zones
Please note: The shipping zones below are for the 48 contiguous states. For shipment to AK/HI, please call (866) 467-6123 or email us for a cost quote.
Need a LOT of grain?
When you order a full pallet of grain (36 buckets) or more, you earn a discount of $25 per bucket. And if you order 3 full pallets or more, the discount is $30 per bucket. (See the discount amounts in the table below.) These terms apply to this offer:
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Your order may consist of a single product, or any combination of these grain, beans, rice, etc.
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Total quantity must be a multiple of 12. So you can order 36 or 48 or 60 buckets, but not 37 or 55, for example.
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You must have a quantity of at least 36 buckets, in a total quantity divisible by 12, in your cart for the discount to apply.
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This offer applies to grain, beans, lentils, rice, or oilseeds (such as flax) that are packaged in buckets. (Soybeans are packaged in bags, so they are excluded from this offer.)
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The order can be delivered in one of two ways:
1.) It can be delivered to a business address with a forklift or dock and which is NOT also a residence.
2.) OR the order may be picked up at the freight terminal in your area, within 3 business days of arrival. (Storage charges would start after 3 days.)
Bulk Superpail Discount |
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No. Buckets | Bucket Discount | Total Discount |
36 | $25 | $900 |
48 | $25 | $1200 |
60 | $25 | $1500 |
72 | $25 | $1800 |
84 | $25 | $2100 |
96 | $25 | $2400 |
108 | $30 | $3240 |
120 | $30 | $3600 |
132 | $30 | $3960 |
144 | $30 | $4320 |
156 | $30 | $4680 |
168 | $30 | $5040 |
Orders of 36 buckets or more will receive the discounts above automatically, in your shopping cart. Please give us a call or email if you have any questions!
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Specs
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GMO Free | Yes |
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Gluten | Yes |
Certifications | USDA Organic |
Diameter | 13.4" |
Height | 17.6" |
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Product Weight (lbs.) | 46 lb. |
Net Weight | 43 lb. |
Origin | USA |
Shipping
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