Oats are rich in vitamins, minerals and amino acids, which play an extremely important role in improving health, promoting development, participating in metabolism and resisting diseases. Oats contain vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin E and folic acid, which can improve blood circulation, help to eliminate fatigue, relieve psychological stress, and be beneficial to the growth and development of the fetus.
Nutritional components of oats:
1, fat: among more than 4,000 kinds of oats in the world, more than 90% have a fat content of 5-9%, which is 4-5 times that of rice and white flour, ranking first among all cereals. Oat fat is 80% unsaturated fatty acid, mainly monounsaturated fatty acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid, in which linoleic acid accounts for 38. 1%-52.0% of the fat content.
2. protein and amino acids: The content of protein in oats is very rich (15.6%), which is 1.6-2.3 times that of rice and wheat flour, ranking first among cereals. Oat protein has high nutritional value and contains 18 amino acids, 8 of which are essential amino acids for human body. Eight kinds of essential amino acids are not only rich in content and reasonable in proportion, but also close to the nutritional model recommended by FAO/WHO, with high human utilization rate.
3. Vitamins and minerals: Oats are rich in vitamins, including vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, more vitamin E, niacin and folic acid. Among them, the contents of vitamin B 1 and B2 are higher than those of rice, and the contents of vitamin E are also higher than those of flour and rice. Oats are also rich in minerals, including calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, copper and selenium.
4. Dietary fiber: Dietary fiber is a natural organic polymer compound, which is a non-starch polysaccharide formed by dehydration and polymerization of monosaccharides. It cannot be decomposed by digestive enzymes in the human body, but it is an indispensable carbohydrate for maintaining health. It includes cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin and lignin. According to its solubility characteristics, it can be divided into soluble fiber and insoluble fiber.
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