wheatgrass
Also known as wheat grass, catgrass, cat grass
thumb|275px|Indoor-grown wheatgrass 8–10 days before harvest. thumb|Spelt grass grown outdoors. With a deeper green color than wheat.
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thumb|275px|Indoor-grown wheatgrass 8–10 days before harvest. thumb|Spelt grass grown outdoors. With a deeper green color than wheat.
Wheatgrass is the freshly sprouted first leaves of the common wheat plant (Triticum aestivum), used as a food, drink, or dietary supplement. Wheatgrass is served freeze dried or fresh, and so it differs from wheat malt, which is convectively dried. Wheatgrass is allowed to grow longer and taller than wheat malt.