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What is the function of barley?
1, barley contains 63.4% carbohydrates, protein 10.2%, 9.9% dietary fiber and B vitamins. Barley malt mainly contains α, β amylase and invertase. Barley malt also contains maltose, dextrin, B vitamins, phospholipids, glucose and so on.

2. Vitamin E rich in barley can prevent aging, protect skin and promote blood circulation.

3, highland barley can cool off the heat, and the tea soaked with fried highland barley is barley tea, which is a good drink in summer.

4. Barley can treat diseases such as duodenal ulcer and gastritis, and has the functions of promoting digestion and eliminating edema.

5, barley has the effect of warming the middle and lower qi, warming the spleen and stomach, breaking air conditioning and abdominal distension. It is suitable for abdominal distension and abdominal pain caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.

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Barley flour can be used as raw material for baking food. For example, in Britain and South Korea, 15%-30% barley flour mixed with wheat flour as bread has a special flavor. In Sweden, clove powder and oat flour are mixed with barley flour and baked to make pancakes. In the Middle East, barley flour is widely used alone or mixed with vegetables and meat.

Barley powder can be processed into instant puffed powder after extrusion and crushing, which can be used as health food for the elderly. Barley flour can be used to make high-fiber noodles, which can improve the shortcomings of easy breaking, easy pasting and rough taste after cooking. Barley powder and coix seed powder are mixed to make coffee-like products.

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