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Bulgur (also bulghur or burghul)(from Turkish
Turkish language

Turkish is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Cyprus, with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania and other parts of Eastern Europe....
 bulgur , known as p???????, pligoúri, in Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
, bollgur in Albanian and as burghul in Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
) is a cereal
Cereal

Cereals, or cereal grains, are mostly Poaceae cultivated for their edible brans or fruit seeds . Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple foods....
 food made from several different wheat
Wheat

Wheat , is a worldwide cultivated Poaceae from the Levant region of the Middle East. Globally, after maize, wheat is the second most-produced food among the cereal just above rice....
 species, but most often from durum
Durum

Durum wheat or macaroni wheat is the only tetraploid species of wheat of commercial importance that is widely cultivated today. It was developed by artificial selection of the domesticated emmer wheat strains formerly grown in Central Europe and Near East around 7000 B.C., which developed a naked, Wheat#Hulled_vs._free-threshing_wheat...
 wheat.
ur for human consumption is usually sold parboil
Parboil

Parboiling is the partial boiling of food in order to later finish cooking it.The word is often used when referring to parboiled rice. Parboiling can also be used for removing poisonous or foul-tasting substances from foodstuffs, such as removing gyromitrin from false morels....
ed, dried and de-branned. Bulgur is sometimes confused with cracked wheat, which is crushed wheat grain that has not been parboiled.






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Bulgur (also bulghur or burghul)(from Turkish
Turkish language

Turkish is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Cyprus, with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania and other parts of Eastern Europe....
 bulgur , known as p???????, pligoúri, in Greek
Greek language

Greek is an Indo-European languages native to the southern Balkan peninsula, the language of the Greek people. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European....
, bollgur in Albanian and as burghul in Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
) is a cereal
Cereal

Cereals, or cereal grains, are mostly Poaceae cultivated for their edible brans or fruit seeds . Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more energy worldwide than any other type of crop; they are therefore staple foods....
 food made from several different wheat
Wheat

Wheat , is a worldwide cultivated Poaceae from the Levant region of the Middle East. Globally, after maize, wheat is the second most-produced food among the cereal just above rice....
 species, but most often from durum
Durum

Durum wheat or macaroni wheat is the only tetraploid species of wheat of commercial importance that is widely cultivated today. It was developed by artificial selection of the domesticated emmer wheat strains formerly grown in Central Europe and Near East around 7000 B.C., which developed a naked, Wheat#Hulled_vs._free-threshing_wheat...
 wheat.

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Bulgur for human consumption is usually sold parboil
Parboil

Parboiling is the partial boiling of food in order to later finish cooking it.The word is often used when referring to parboiled rice. Parboiling can also be used for removing poisonous or foul-tasting substances from foodstuffs, such as removing gyromitrin from false morels....
ed, dried and de-branned. Bulgur is sometimes confused with cracked wheat, which is crushed wheat grain that has not been parboiled. Although traditionally de-branned, whole-grain, high-fiber
Dietary fiber

Dietary fiber, sometimes called "roughage", is the indigestible portion of plant foods that pushes food through the digestive system, absorbing water and easing defecation....
 bulgur and cracked wheat can be found in natural food stores. Bulgur is a common ingredient in Turkish, Middle Eastern
Middle Eastern cuisine

Middle Eastern cuisine is the cuisine of the various countries and peoples of the Middle East. The cuisine of the region is diverse while having a degree of homogeneity....
, Indian
Indian cuisine

The cuisine of India is characterized by its sophisticated and subtle use of many spices and vegetables grown across India and also for the widespread practice of vegetarianism across its society....
 and Mediterranean
Cuisine of the Mediterranean

Mediterranean cuisine is the food of the areas around the Mediterranean Sea.Whether this is a useful category is disputed:Mediterranean cuisine is the food of the areas around the Mediterranean Sea....
 dishes. It has light, nutty flavor.

Bulgur can be used in pilaf
Pilaf

Pilaf, also called polao, pilau, or pulao, is a dish in which a grain, such as rice or cracked wheat, is browned in oil, and then cooked in a seasoned broth....
s, soup
Soup

Soup is a food that is made by combining ingredients such as meat and vegetables in Stock or hot/boiling water, until the flavor is extracted, forming a broth....
s, bakery
Bakery

A bakery is an establishment which produces or/and sells bread, pies, pastries, cakes & cupcakes, biscuits, cookies, muffins, Roll , doughnuts, etc....
 goods, or as stuffing
Stuffing

In cooking, stuffing or dressing is a substance used to fill a cavity in another food item. Many foods are stuffed, including meats, vegetables, and fruits....
. It is also a main ingredient in tabbouleh salad and kibbeh
Kibbeh

Kibbeh or kibbe is a family of Levantine cuisine made of burghul, chopped meat, and spices. The best-known variety is a torpedo-shaped burghul shell stuffed with chopped meat and fried....
. Its high nutritional value makes it a good substitute for rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
 or couscous
Couscous

Couscous or kuskus as it is known in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt is a Berber people dish consisting of spherical granules made by rolling and shaping moistened semolina wheat and then coating them with finely ground wheat flour....
. In Indian cuisine, bulgur or daliya is also used as a cereal with milk and sugar.

In Turkey
Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
, it is prepared as pilaf in chicken stock, with or without sauteed noodles, or cooked with tomatoes, onions and red pepper. A variety of meze
Meze

Meze or mezze in the Eastern Mediterranean is a selection of appetizers or small dishes often served with beverage, like anise-flavored liqueurs as the Arak , ouzo, Raki_ or different wines, similar to the tapas of Spain or finger food....
s and main dishes are also prepared with bulgur such as çig köfte, içli köfte
Kibbeh

Kibbeh or kibbe is a family of Levantine cuisine made of burghul, chopped meat, and spices. The best-known variety is a torpedo-shaped burghul shell stuffed with chopped meat and fried....
, kisir
Kisir

Kisir is a traditional Turkish cuisine side dish made from bulgur patties, parsley, and tomato paste. The main ingredient is bulgur, a cereal food generally made from parboiled durum wheat....
 and ezogelin soup
Ezogelin soup

Ezogelin soup or Ezo gelin soup is a common soup in the Turkish cuisine. The main ingredients are bulgur and lentils. The origin of the soup is attributed to Ezo the bride from Gaziantep....
. In Cyprus
Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is an island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, west of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, south of Turkey and north of Egypt....
 it is used to make koupes (also known as bulgur koftesi), a variety of kibbeh
Kibbeh

Kibbeh or kibbe is a family of Levantine cuisine made of burghul, chopped meat, and spices. The best-known variety is a torpedo-shaped burghul shell stuffed with chopped meat and fried....
. It also forms the base of a soup, Tarhana
Tarhana

Tarhana , tarkhina, tarkhana, tarkhwana , trachanas/trahanas or chondros , ???????/??????? , kishk , or kushuk are dried foods based on a Fermentation mixture of grain and yoghurt or fermented milk, usually consumed as soup ....
, which is made with yogurt to which helim/halloumi
Halloumi

Halloumi or haloumi is a Levant cheese, best-known in Western Europe as part of Cypriot cuisine. It is made from a mixture of goat's and sheep milk, although some halloumi can be bought that also contains cow's milk....
 has been added.

Nutrition facts

Bulgur is more nutritious than rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
 and couscous
Couscous

Couscous or kuskus as it is known in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Egypt is a Berber people dish consisting of spherical granules made by rolling and shaping moistened semolina wheat and then coating them with finely ground wheat flour....
. Bulgur has a glycemic index
Glycemic index

The Glycemic index or GI is a measure of the effects of carbohydrates on blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates that break down rapidly during digestion releasing glucose rapidly into the bloodstream have a high GI; carbohydrates that break down slowly, releasing glucose gradually into the bloodstream, have a low GI....
 of 46.

100 grams unprepared bulgur contains approximately:

  • Energy: 1500 kJ (360 kcal)
  • Dietary fiber: 8 g
  • Protein: 12.5 g
  • Carbohydrate: 69 g whereof 0.8 g sugars
  • Fat: 1.75 g whereof 0.2 g saturated fat
  • Potassium
    Potassium

    Potassium is a chemical element. It has the symbol K , atomic number 19, and atomic mass 39.0983. Potassium was first isolated from potash, hence the name....
    : 410mg


See also

  • Einkorn wheat
    Einkorn wheat

    'Einkorn wheat' can refer either to the wild species of wheat, Triticum boeoticum , or to the domesticated form, Triticum monococcum. The wild and domesticated forms are either considered separate species, as here, or as subspecies of T....
  • Vegetarian cuisine
    Vegetarian cuisine

    Vegetarian cuisine refers to food that meets Vegetarianism by excluding meat and animal tissue products. For lacto-ovo vegetarianism , Egg and dairy products such as milk and cheese are permitted....


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