Triticale - How Many Calories?

Triticale nutrition uses the dry grain weight

Triticale is a hybrid of wheat and rye. USDA's dry-grain entry provides 336 calories and 13.05 g protein per 100 g. Flour, cooked porridge and feed seed are not interchangeable products. The whole-grain triticale flour table uses a separate flour record; it cannot fill in the grain entry’s unreported fibre. Use a product prepared and sold for human consumption. [1] [2]

How many calories are in 50 g dry triticale?

A 50 g amount weighed before cooking supplies 168 calories, 36.07 g carbohydrate and 6.53 g protein. The reference cup of dry grain weighs 192 g and contains 645 calories; that is not a guaranteed weight for every household cup. Do not use the dry figures for 50 g cooked grain. Absorbed water changes weight, while oil and sauce add energy.

Is triticale gluten-free?

No. Its wheat and rye parentage means it contains gluten and is unsuitable as a gluten-free alternative for coeliac disease. NIDDK lists triticale among gluten-containing grains. Being a hybrid does not remove gluten. [2] The difference between concentrated wheat gluten and ordinary flour explains another distinction between grain-derived ingredients.

Is it better than wheat for a weight-management diet?

Compare grains on the same dry or cooked weight basis. Fifty grams of dry triticale supplies 1.29 mg iron. Fibre and total sugar are not reported in this reference, so it cannot support a precise claim of superior fibre content. It can contribute to a meal as a grain, without establishing a universal daily serving or a weight-loss effect. Bread and porridge need the finished recipe's calculation; feed yields and silage figures are not human nutrition values.

Sources and calculation basis

1. USDA SR28 — 20069, Triticale
2. NIDDK — Eating, Diet & Nutrition for Celiac Disease

Portions use the same 100 g basis. Unreported nutrients are not treated as zero.