A, protein and minerals
Rye protein content of about 17% or so, its amino acid content is generally higher than ordinary wheat, of which phenylalanine is about 6 times more than ordinary wheat, tryptophan content is about 15 times more than ordinary wheat. Rye mineral content is also very rich, and generally higher than ordinary wheat, calcium is 4 times the amount of ordinary wheat, iron is 12 times, magnesium is 15 times, but also rich in selenium and iodine, so rye is also known as calcium wheat, wheat and selenium wheat.
Two, dietary fiber
Dietary fiber is known as the "seventh major nutrient", very beneficial to human health. Rye dietary fiber has two major characteristics, on the one hand, rye dietary fiber content is very high, is about 3 times the ordinary light wheat, but also far more than people often eat food dietary fiber content; on the other hand, in the healthy stomach and stomach, digestion and anti-cancer role, rye dietary fiber is also high in all grains dietary fiber, while far more than fruits and vegetables dietary fiber.