May 01, 2009
When you say oats you can hear children running far away. But they don't know that Oats are an excellent source of iron, dietary fiber and thiamin. They also ...
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:''Oats redirects here. It may mean either the common cereal oat discussed here, or any cultivated or wild species of the genus ''Avena. The common oat (''Avena sativa'') is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural, unlike other grains). While oats are suitable for human consumption as oatmeal and rolled oats, one of the most common uses is as livestock feed. Oats make up a large part of the diet of horses and are regularly fed to cattle as well. Oats are also used in some brands of dog and chicken feed.
A cereal food that is relatively high in protein, fats and fibre content when compared to other cereals. Oats are usually rolled rather than crushed and are partially cooked during the process. They are often treated to make them cook faster and are mainly used in the preparation of popular breakfast cereals such and muesli and porridge, in the baking of breads, cakes and biscuits, and in the making of various beauty products. Oats are available in coarse, medium and fine grades.