Grains, often called cereals, are essentially the seeds of different grasses such as wheat, rye, oats, rice and barley. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, whole grains contain the germ or the heart of the grain, the endosperm, which is the largest part of the grain, and the bran, which is the covering of the seed. Through the process of milling, which removes the bran and germ of the seed, much of the naturally occurring nutritional value is lost. Quaker Oat Bran is an enriched, crispy, lightly sweetened, breakfast cereal, with bite-size, hexagon shaped cereal bits.
Nutrition Facts
One serving of Quaker Oat Bran cereal is equal to 1 ¼ cup or 57 g, and has 210 calories, with 25 calories from fat. A single serving has 3 g of fat, with 0.5 g of saturated fat, 1 g each of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat. One serving has 43 g of carbohydrates with 6 g of dietary fiber and 9 g of sugars and 7 g of protein.
Ingredients
Ingredients in Quaker Oat Bran cereal include oat bran, whole-wheat and corn flour, sugar, baking soda, calcium carbonate, salt and caramel color. This cereal is fortified, meaning it has added vitamins and minerals. These additional ingredients include reduced iron, sodium ascorbate or vitamin C, zinc oxide, vitamin E acetate and vitamin A palmitate. Added B complex vitamins include vitamin B3 or niacinamide, vitamin B1 or thiamin mononitrate, vitamin B6 or pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B2 or riboflavin and folic acid. This cereal also contains BHT, a preservative.
Nutritional Value of Raw Oats
Raw oats are a rich source of naturally occurring B vitamins providing thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, pyridoxine, folic acid, pantothenic acid, biotin and vitamin E. It does not provide vitamins A, D, C or carotene. Oatmeal is a low sodium food rich in potassium, magnesium, sulphur and phosphorus. It is an excellent source of trace minerals such as iron, zinc and copper. Oats, with the germ, endosperm and bran, provide sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, copper, zinc, sulphur and chloride. Oats are estrogenic, which means they contain high levels of estrogen, and they have antioxidant properties as well
Whole Grain Versus Milled Oat Cereal
Eating whole grain oatmeal or oat bran daily, in the form of hot or cold cereal, will lower your cholesterol because of the soluble fiber it contains. Recommended for diabetics, whole oats, such as rolled and steel-cut oats, help to stabilize blood sugar. However, instant or milled oat cereals containing sugar are more rapidly digested and absorbed into the blood stream, and will affect blood sugar. As little as 1 cup of cooked oatmeal or oat bran daily can help to lower your cholesterol level.
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