Oats, Avena sativa, is a cereal rich in fiber . Useful for regulating cholesterol levels in the blood, it gives excellent results in cases of depression, nervousness and insomnia. Let's find out better.
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Description of oats
Unlike other cereals such as wheat and barley, oats also keep bran and germ, which are the parts of the grain where most of the nutrients and many cardioprotective substances are found.
At the University of Toronto's Department of Nutrition, the possible effectiveness of saponins and phytic acid - components of oats - in cancer prevention are being studied.
Properties and benefits of oats
Oats contain a type of soluble fiber, betaglucan, which works like a sponge. When deposited in the intestine, beta-glucan traps cholesterol from food in a non-absorbable sticky gel that crosses the intestine and carries cholesterol with it.
The use of oats gives excellent results in cases of depression, nervousness, insomnia and physical or mental exhaustion. The beans contain 60-70% starch and other carbohydrates (carbohydrates); 14% protein and 7% lipid (fat), within which there is a significant percentage of lecithin.
Furthermore, there are B vitamins, pantothenic acid, enzymes, minerals (calcium and phosphorus), various trace elements and an alkaloid, avenin, with a tonic, energetic and rebalancing effect on the nervous system.
Those who suffer from stress or loss of attention, students (especially during exams), sportsmen or nursing mothers can find an ideal food-medicine in this plant.
Due to its easy digestibility, it is also indicated for convalescents and for those suffering from gastritis, colitis or other digestive disorders. Oats are also indicated for diabetes, because it contains few carbohydrates.
Calories and nutritional values of oats
100 g of oats contain 389 kcal.
Furthermore, for every 100 g of this product, we have:
- Carbohydrates 66, 27 g
- Fat 6.90 g
- Proteins 16.89 g
- Fibers 10.6 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Thiamine 0.8 mg
- Folate 56.0 mcg
- Pantothenic acid 1.3 mg
- Manganese 4.9 mg
- Phosphorus 523 mg
- Magnesium 177 mg
- Copper 0.6 mg
- Iron 4.7 mg
- Zinc 4.0 mg
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Curiosity about oats
In 1755 in the Dictionary of the English Language, Samuel Johnson called oats "a grain that is generally given to horses in England, but in Scotland it is also used for human nutrition."
To benefit from the properties of the oats were horses and only later we humans, first of all, it seems, the Scots. And from there to the porridge it took a moment.
A recipe up your sleeve
Presenting an oat tart as a dessert at the end of the meal, you will make your figure.
In a bowl mix the flour (150 g), the sugar (60 g), the vanillin (1 sachet), 100 g of oat flakes and then add the softened butter (100 g), two egg yolks and 2 tablespoons of wine. The indicated doses are for a cake for 8 people.
First, make a loaf, wrap it in a clean cotton cloth and refrigerate for about an hour. Then roll out the dough and place it in a low, wide, buttered and floured cake tin; Bake in a hot oven at 180 degrees for about 40 minutes then let it cool.
Brush the surface with 2 tablespoons of melted honey and sprinkle with the remaining flakes. Place a fruit salad cut into small pieces in the center, drop 2 more tablespoons of honey dissolved in 2 tablespoons of maraschino.