SENATORE CAPPELLI
khorasan
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After years of research conducted on the Frescobaldi estates, these varieties have been carefully and expertly selected as the most suited to our territory, to offer consumers a healthy, authentic product with superior organoleptic qualities.
SENATORE CAPPELLI
This is an “ancient” durum wheat variety selected by geneticist Nazareno Strampelli in the early 20th century and dedicated by Strampelli to Marquis Raffaele Cappelli, Senator of the Kingdom of Italy.
Cappelli wheat is distinguished by its exceptional organoleptic and nutritional properties.
It contains a high protein content, ideal for quality pasta, and a medium-low gluten content, making it easy to digest.
It is a very tall wheat, between 150 and 160 cm in height, and has a high tolerance to water and heat stress, making it suitable for sustainable and organic farming.
HIGH PROTEIN CONTENT
ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES
MEDIUM-LOW GLUTEN INDEX
EASY TO DIGEST
Khorasan
Triticum turgidum turanicum (Khorasan) is classified as an ancient grain because it has never undergone any form of human genetic modification, thus preserving all its original characteristics. Over the past century, it was phased out of modern intensive agriculture due to its low yields (estimated to be about 60% lower than those of modern grains), but has recently been revived for its nutritional benefits.
It has a high content of complex starches and fiber, which, due to their longer breakdown, processing, and assimilation times, lower the overall glycemic index, making it more suitable for diabetics. It has a more easily digestible gluten and is high in lipids (especially polyunsaturated fatty acids).
It also contains many B vitamins, vitamin E, and a high content of mineral salts, especially selenium.
Khorasan wheat is particularly suitable for the production of high-quality pasta. It has an erect stem with thin straw and grows very tall, up to 180 cm. The spikelets are very long, pale in color, and glassy.
The ideal climate is temperate; it requires 2-3°C for germination, 10°C for culm elongation, 15°C for flowering, and 20°C for maturation. Like other durum wheats, it thrives best in fairly clayey soils with a good water-holding capacity, while avoiding loose soils. It prefers dry, not too humid climates and requires little water and few nutrients.
HIGH FIBER AND LIPID CONTENT
B VITAMINS, VITAMIN E
MINERAL SALTS AND COMPLEX STARCHES
LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX
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An evolutionary population of ancient durum wheats obtained by crossing 10 ancient varieties. The crosses were selected by Professor Stefano Benedettelli of the University of Florence based on the nutritional characteristics of the parental genotypes, and the population was developed in three Italian regions: Sicily, Marche, and Tuscany.
Ancient wheat varieties play a key role; not having been subjected to repeated and intensive breeding programs, they constitute a valuable source of genetic variability.
Furthermore, modern varieties have been selected primarily to increase productivity (grain yield) and primary metabolic products (especially proteins), at the expense of some primary (such as fiber and carotenoids) and secondary (such as polyphenols and flavonoids) metabolic products.
The population—or heterogeneous material—due to its genotypic variability is a natural response to climate change and is ideal for organic farming.
IDEAL FOR ORGANIC FARMING
CROSS OF 10 ANCIENT VARIETIES
valuable source of genetic variability
BLEND OF ANCIENT GRAINS
Tirrena is a semi-whole-wheat, minimally refined durum wheat semolina pasta made from a blend of these grains.
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