Overall, whole wheat and rye bread possess a lot of the same nutritional benefits, and either would make a solid addition to a healthy diet and lifestyle. Read the original article on Tasting Table.

Gluten is a protein found in most bread, pasta, beer, and other foods made from wheat, rye, barley, or triticale (a mixture of wheat and rye). It can also be in things like vitamins and cosmetics.

Generally believed to be older than rye, wheat was first developed in 10,000 B.C., in a part of the Middle East called the Fertile Crescent, an area that largely spans across modern-day southern ...