Soft wheat: it is a group which includes some species and varieties destined essentially to bread production. The most abundant species within this group is the common wheat (Triticum aestivum) belonging to the same group but others as well know as spelt wheat (Triticum spelta). Soft wheats are grown mainly in warm and temperate regions. Their grains, when breaking, show a difference in texture between the edge, harder, and the center, more starchy. Their content in starch, fat, iron, phosphorus and vitamin B is higher than in durum wheat. There are many common soft wheat varieties classified in countries of harvest.
Durum wheat: the specie Triticum durum is grown in drier areas. The appearance of the interior of the grain when it is broken is crystalline and uniform. It features more proportion of protein, water and calcium than soft wheat. In Europe, they are mainly intended for the production of semolina and then pasta. There are many durum wheat varieties classified in countries of harvest.