According to the comprehensive analysis of Institute of Health, China Academy of Medical Sciences, oat contains 15.6% protein, 8.5% fat, and many trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. Among them, the composition of various amino acids in protein is relatively comprehensive, especially lysine is as high as 0.68g per 100g oat. Compared with other common food crops, its various nutrients are among the best. It is worth mentioning that the water-soluble dietary fiber in oats is 7.7 times that of corn and 4.7 times that of wheat. In addition, oats are rich in folic acid, nicotinic acid, B vitamins and pantothenic acid, especially vitamin E, reaching 15 mg/100 g, and oats also contain saponins (the main component of ginseng) that other grains lack.
2. High medical value
The health care value of oats has been recognized by the medical community. According to 198 1 ~ 1985, China Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Research Center, Beijing Haidian Hospital and other 18 medical units, five rounds of animal experiments and three rounds of clinical observation studies have proved that naked oats can prevent and treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases caused by hyperlipidemia. Taking naked oats for 3 months (daily 100g) can obviously reduce cholesterol, triglyceride and β-lipoprotein in cardiovascular system and liver, and the total effective rate is 87.2%. There is no significant difference between the curative effect and coronary heart disease, and there is no side effect. It also has the same obvious curative effect on secondary hyperlipidemia caused by liver and nephropathy, diabetes and fatty liver. Eating oatmeal for a long time is beneficial to the control of diabetes and obesity.