Spelt (Triticum spelta) is a type of wheat and botanically closely related to common wheat (Triticum aestivum), the most important type of wheat in economic terms today. Together with the ancient cereals einkorn and emmer and also barley, spelt belongs to the so-called "spelt cereals". In these cereals, the actual grain is still surrounded by a protective husk which must first be removed before further processing.
Spelt is said to have been cultivated by the Egyptians as early as about 8,000 years ago. Later (well over 3000 years ago), it spread to Central and Northern Europe by means of migration. The spelt for our spelt syrup is grown in Europe, including Germany, Belgium and Switzerland.