So, what is whole grain?
Baidu Encyclopedia explained that whole grain refers to whole grain, crushed, crushed or tabletted grain, and its basic components include starch-containing endosperm, germ and cortex, and the relative proportion of each component is the same as that of whole caryopsis.
In this case, do rice and oatmeal count as whole grains?
Strictly speaking, modern processed rice is not a whole grain, because the germ is lost in the grinding process, so it is not a whole grain, and brown rice belongs to a whole grain; As for oatmeal, it is basically whole grain, but after all, it is pressed into pieces and semi-cooked, and its nutritional value is definitely not as rich and comprehensive as oatmeal.
Oat, a magical grain, is different from other grains. It is very nutritious, so it grows a thick skin in the process of evolution, which is much thicker than the seed coat of wheat seeds, mainly to protect its seeds from being easily eaten.
In nature, those nutritious foods are usually the same. In order to protect themselves, they usually evolve various skills to prevent being eaten.
Where is the nutritional value of oats mainly reflected?
As we all know, oatmeal is a kind of natural healthy food, and it is recognized as the only grain among the "Top Ten Healthy Foods in the World" by Time magazine of the United States. The FDA of the United States recognizes oats as a nutritious and healthy grain: "Oats have the function of preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases", and its main functional component is β-glucan.
Although the oat seed coat is thick, it is not easy to cook it directly. But people know that it is nutritious, how can they let it go so easily!
Oats are mainly divided into two types: skinned oats and naked oats. Most of them are naked oats from China, and more than 90% of them are from the west. Peeled oats are thicker than naked oats.
Therefore, in order to get rich nutrition, smart westerners will make oatmeal, which is much more convenient to eat and easy to make. This is the western way of eating. If it is directly applied to the eating habits of China people, it will make people feel uncomfortable, and it is also difficult to digest.
So how do people in China eat oats?
China is a big gourmet country with a long history of gourmet culture. Contemporary staple food, wheat and rice occupy an absolute dominant position. For wheat, the traditional way of eating in China is to make pasta; Rice is used to steaming into rice.
Oats also belong to wheat. But unlike wheat, it does not contain gluten, so it is difficult to form pasta. It must be mixed with other flour to make traditional food, such as oatmeal fish and oatmeal nest. But if rice is made like rice, its hard shell is difficult to cook.
Although nutritious and delicious, it is really not easy to operate!
Is there any way to solve this problem?
The answer is yes! Ren Ren, the chief scientist of the National Oat and Buckwheat Industrial Technology System, has been studying the breeding, planting, nutritional value, processing technology and other aspects for many years, and finally managed to make oats steam rice as quickly as rice and cook it with different varieties of rice without soaking in advance.
The key of this technology lies in seed and processing technology. Things made by traditional rice mills will become unformed oatmeal. Only through professional equipment and grinding technology can oatmeal really be cooked with rice be made.
At present, this technology has been patented, and at the same time, a new staple food-oatmeal rice has been creatively developed and put on the market.
If you want to eat oatmeal in the future, you don't have to soak it in advance or use a special steamer. Just like steamed rice, it can be cooked immediately.