coarse food grains

Which cereals belong to miscellaneous grains?

Miscellaneous grains, also known as minor grains, are the general names of various minor grains and beans except rice, wheat, corn, soybeans and other major grains. Mainly sorghum, millet, buckwheat, oats, barley, millet, coix lachryma-jobi and other miscellaneous grains, as well as bean miscellaneous grains such as kidney beans, mung beans, adzuki beans, broad beans, peas, cowpeas, lentils and black beans. It is characterized by short growth period, small planting area, special planting area, low yield and generally rich nutrition.

Can you really lose weight by eating miscellaneous grains? Is oatmeal higher in calories than rice?

Compared with polished rice and white flour, coarse cereals generally have a denser cortex and contain more eggs, dietary fiber and resistant starch, which can reduce the digestion and absorption speed of nutrients, enhance the satiety of human body and have a good lipid-lowering effect. But the digestion speed of polished rice and white flour is faster. After half an hour, blood sugar rises rapidly, and after a few hours, blood sugar drops sharply, and people return to hunger, which is not conducive to controlling the food intake of the next meal. Therefore, compared with rice, oatmeal contains more vitamins and minerals, which can also delay the rise of postprandial blood sugar and improve satiety.

What is more grain and what is the difference between it and whole grain?

Multi-grain refers to a product containing a variety of grains, such as wheat, rice, buckwheat, oats, barley and other grains. This product is called multi-grain product. From the perspective of balanced and comprehensive nutrition, multi-grain is more balanced than single grain because it integrates the nutritional components of different grains, but the concept of multi-grain is different from that of whole grain. According to the definition of whole grain, if the starch endosperm, germ and cortex of whole grain are preserved during processing, whether it is crushed or whole grain, it can be called whole grain. Therefore, the whole grain is aimed at a certain kind of grain, and the multi-grain is a combination of many kinds of grains.