Barley is rich in a variety of essential nutrients, with high dietary fiber, high vitamin nutritional characteristics. Tibetan barley dietary fiber, β-glucan average content of about 5.25%, enjoying the "world's highest β-glucan content of one of the cereals" reputation. Barley starch composition is unique, generally contains 74-78% of the branched chain starch.

To barley as a dietary cereal composition of the diet, its rich nutrients and healthful active ingredients, to maintain intestinal health, regulate blood lipids, prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases have a positive effect.

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The barley is the main crop of Tibet and other plateau areas, but also the staple food of the local people. Barley belongs to the barley family, mainly grown in the Tibetan plateau and other alpine areas, the maturity period ranging from 90-180 days, the general mu yield of about 300-500 pounds. The color of the wheat grain of the common green tree in Tibet, mostly green, purple-black two.

Mainly produced in China Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and other places, is the main grain of the Tibetan people. Barley planted on the Tibetan plateau about 3500 years of history, from the material culture to extend to the field of spiritual culture, formed on the Tibetan plateau, rich in connotation, rich in national characteristics of the barley culture.

Products are mainly barley noodles, barley bread, barley nutritional powder and other barley products. Barley is the main raw material of Tibet's first four treasures tsampa.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Barley