Abstract: Oatmeal is a food made of wheat grains. The common raw materials are oats, buckwheat, barley and wheat. There are many cereal products on the market, which can be roughly divided into raw cereal and cooked cereal. When consumers buy, they can judge its quality by looking at the ingredient list, raw material content, smell, size and cooking time. So let's take a look at the related knowledge of Bian Xiao cereal. What kinds of cereals are there?

1, raw cereal

Raw grain is made of wheat seeds through cleaning, hulling, peeling, tempering and softening, rolling and tabletting, cooling and moisture dissipation, etc., commonly known as rolling grain. Raw cereal can be mixed with staple food and cooked into miscellaneous grains rice (porridge), and it is often mixed with raw cereal in fruit porridge and eight-treasure porridge. Raw grain processing refers to the use of rolling technology, which can press a wheat grain into one piece. This processing method can improve the cooking quality and edible quality of wheat and increase its digestibility. .

2. Cooked cereal

Cooked grain, also known as instant instant grain, refers to the grain with α-unified organizational structure after moderate peeling and different ripening treatments of wheat seeds. There are four main processing technologies, including steaming, rolling, expanding rotary slicing, grinding, sizing, roller drying, preparation, granulation and ripening. Cooked cereal is a kind of instant food, which can be eaten after being mixed with hot water or hot milk, soybean milk, coconut milk or juice. In grain processing, amino acids, vitamins and mineral elements can be added, or mixed with base materials rich in various physiological active ingredients to process functional grains.

How to choose cereal correctly

1, see the ingredients list.

The ingredients list of grain packaging is marked with various nutrients, including calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat and fiber. Generally speaking, every100g of grain should contain about1400kJ of calories, about 65-70% of carbohydrates, about 6g of soluble dietary fiber and about 10% of protein. This cereal is less nutritious, more balanced and easy to digest.

2. Look at the content of raw materials

The raw materials of cereal products can be roughly divided into two categories, one is wheat, rice and corn, and the other is oatmeal. Generally speaking, the nutritional value of the former is lower than that of oatmeal, but the taste is better, and consumers can choose according to actual needs.

Step 3 smell it

The packaged cereal can't smell, but the bulk cereal can be judged by smelling it. Generally speaking, high-quality cereal has a faint natural wheat flavor. Inferior cereal has a musty smell or a particularly strong fragrance. The cereal with strong fragrance may contain essence additives, so it is best not to buy such products.

Step 4 look at the size

High-quality cereals are generally slightly smaller than soybeans, and shredded cereals are mostly scraps, so these products have a bad taste.

Step 5 look at the cooking time

Both raw cereal and cooked cereal can be used as food sources for dinner, but raw cereal takes a long time to cook. If you are in a hurry in the morning, it is recommended to choose cooked cereal. Native cereal contains no sugar and salt, and is more suitable for the elderly, diabetics and people with hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia.