The unique nutritional advantages of oats.

Introduction: Oats, also known as brome, wild wheat, and star grass, can be considered a natural "excitement food." This is because oats are rich in nutrients, mucilage, and fiber, and are very easy to digest. A hormone-like substance in oats has excitatory and anesthetic effects.

Nutritional Components

The main components of oats are starch, protein, fat, and amino acids. They also contain large amounts of plant fiber, vitamins B1 and B12, as well as small amounts of vitamin E, calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin, and saponins, which are unique to cereal crops.

Purple Sweet Potato Oat Milk Porridge

 

 

Medicinal Efficacy

(1). Oats are rich in B vitamins and zinc, both of which regulate the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats. Oats are also rich in pectin, which can effectively lower cholesterol levels in the human body.

(2). The vitamin E in oats helps maintain skin elasticity and vigorous physiological functions, improves blood circulation, and alleviates the stress of daily life and work.

(3). The minerals in oats, such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and zinc, have the effects of preventing osteoporosis, promoting wound healing, and preventing anemia. It is an excellent calcium supplement and is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people to eat regularly.

Corn Oat Milk Pudding

 

 

(4). The oil content in oat grains accounts for 4% to 16%, and the proportion of unsaturated lipids is large. Long-term consumption of oatmeal has excellent therapeutic effects on atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and hypertension.

(5). The β-glucan content in oats is also much higher than that of other cereal crops, reaching 3% to 6%, and has a therapeutic effect on diabetes.

Yogurt Berry Oat Cup

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