Oat noodles are flour processed from oat. After fine production to become food. Avena belongs to the "naked oat", commonly known as "oil wheat", the amount of protein and fat for the first five grains, the nutrient content of oat flour is more than seven times the nutrient content of other flours, comparable to refined flour.

Oat noodles contain calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin and many other nutrients and medicinal ingredients that the human body needs, can treat and prevent diabetes, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, hypertension and many other diseases. At the same time oat noodles contain a special substance - linoleic acid, it has obvious effect on human metabolism. In addition, oat noodles is also a good health food, help weight loss and beauty.

Types of oat:

There are two kinds of oat, namely, skin oat and naked oat. Avena sativa, more than skin oat; naked oat also known as Avena sativa. Avena sativa is an annual herbaceous plant of the gramineae family, with a well-developed root system, the culms erect and smooth, the leaf blades flattened; the lemmas hard and glabrous, awned or awnless: the glumes, ventrally longitudinally furrowed.

At maturity, the palea and lemma embrace the grain and are not easily separated, which is a characteristic of the common oat, and what distinguishes it from Avena sativa (naked oat). Avena sativa has an extremely long growing period, sown in March of the lunar calendar and harvested at the beginning of August, so its nutrient content is extremely high.

Reference for the above:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Avena Sativa