Barley groats: benefit and harm

Barley cereal is one of the most affordable, but many ignore it and do not use it, because not all know about the beneficial properties.And, nevertheless, in eastern countries( Lebanon, Syria, Turkey), as well as in the Caucasus, barley is very popular.The availability of the same cost of such cereals is explained very simply - the culture is very unpretentious with respect to growing conditions and quickly ripens.

An interesting fact : the yak is made by crushing barley grains.Depending on the size of the groats, its number varies 1-3, respectively, and the price.

chemical composition

Nutritional value of 100 g:

• Calories: 313 kcal
• Proteins: 10 g
• Fat: 1.3 g
• Carbohydrate: 65.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.1 g
• Water:14 g

Benefits barley cereals there is no doubt among those who have some idea of ​​its composition:

• Vitamins are not only characteristic of the cereal group B but also A, PP, E.
• Trace -The list of these substances is very extensive, and the greatest concentrationZinc, phosphorus, chromium, fluorine, boron, silicon.
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• Minerals - such as calcium, potassium, copper, magnesium, iron, iodine, nickel.
• Fiber, proteins, carbohydrates, dietary fiber.

Interesting fact: is a grain of barley in the past was taken as the standard measure of length and weight.So: 3 grains of this cereal are equal to 1 English inch;5 grains are an Arab carat.

Useful properties

Useful properties of the box greatly exceed many, more popular cereals for daily use. The most valuable are the following :

• Dietary fiber contribute to the absorption of nutrients by the body and stabilize the stomach, the entire intestine.
• Periodic use of barley cereals helps to reduce the amount of toxins and toxins in the body.
• The peculiarities of the combination of substances in this range have a beneficial effect on the endocrine system.Therefore, it is useful for patients with diabetes mellitus.
• Barley not only does not cause allergies, but is that natural remedy that helps to stop seizures and allergy symptoms from other foods.
• Possesses this cereal and anti-inflammatory properties, including well it affects the normalization of the work of the urogenital system.
• For those who are inclined to regular depressions, bad mood, who is exposed to stress, the use of the yacht will be very useful.

Important! Children are introduced to the diet of such cereals, starting from 8 months, and pregnant women such a cereal is very indicated to support the normal operation of all body systems in such a difficult period of constant changes.

Yachka is great for people with problems of overweight, incorrect metabolism, as well as for those who want to improve the overall condition of their body.

Interesting fact: useful properties yachki taken as the basis for many shamans, healers.One of the most popular methods of application - obkladyvanie patient with a cold, stomach ailments, mammary glands welded croup.This kind of cereal was also used to stop the pain syndrome.

In addition to these useful properties, helps to barley grits:

• in heart failure;
• for vascular diseases;
• from arthritis;
• for renal and hepatic insufficiency;
• from the skin fungus.

Regular use of the yolk contributes to the prolongation of youth, a good skin condition, since lysine in its composition provokes the natural production by the body of the so-known today to every woman of collagen.

Barley groats will be useful in home cosmetics, tonics, lotions.Traditional medicine has not been without this cereal.It can be used as an expectorant, anti-inflammatory agent in the form of a decoction of 20 g of seeds and a glass of water, which are insisted for about 5 hours, and then boiled for 10 minutes.

Important! Barley water is cooled and moisturized by the body with fever and a cold with a high fever.

Harmful to the

Contraindications in the yawn, despite the fact that it is a storehouse of valuable substances, are also available. They are included in the following:

• You can not use randomly in large volumes - more than 2-3 times a day.In this case, you can get the opposite effect, especially in combination with dairy products - a set of extra pounds.
• You can not independently make a diet based on the yolk for complex diseases of the stomach in acute form.Consultation is necessary.

Allergy to this product is still present, although it occurs and is extremely rare.In addition, celiac disease is a contraindication( gluten intolerance).True, with such an ailment the reaction occurs not only in barley, but in different cereal plants: wheat, oats, rye.