A tablespoon of rolled oats

Rolled oats are oat groats that have been rolled into flat flakes under steel rollers. The oat, like some other cereals, has a hard, inedible outer hull that must be removed before the grain can be eaten. After the hulls have been removed from the bran-covered oat grains they are called oat groats. Oat groats can be used as cereal, but since the bran layer makes the grains tough to chew and contains an enzyme that can cause the oats to go rancid, oat groats are usually steam-treated to soften them and denature the enzymes. Steel-cut oats are oat groats that have been chopped into smaller pieces and retain bits of the bran layer. Image File history File links Rolled_oats. ... Image File history File links Rolled_oats. ... Lactose is a disaccharide found in milk. ... Dietary fibres are the indigestible portion of plant foods that move food through the digestive system, absorbing water. ... In chemistry, especially biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid often with a long unbranched aliphatic tail (chain), which is either saturated or unsaturated. ... A representation of the 3D structure of myoglobin, showing coloured alpha helices. ... Thiamine mononitrate Thiamine or thiamin, also known as vitamin B1, is a colorless compound with chemical formula C12H17ClN4OS. It is soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. ... Tocopherol, or Vitamin E, is a fat-soluble vitamin in eight forms that is an important antioxidant. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... General Name, Symbol, Number phosphorus, P, 15 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 15, 3, p Appearance waxy white/ red/ black/ colorless Atomic mass 30. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Daily values. ... Binomial name Avena sativa Carolus Linnaeus (1753) The Oat (Avena sativa) is a species of cereal grain, and the seeds of this plant. ... Oats, barley, and some products made from them Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible grains or seeds (technically a type of fruit called a caryopsis). ... The term husk is mostly used to refer to the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize (corn) as it grows on the plant. ... Bran is the hard outer layer of cereal grains, and consists of combined aleurone and pericarp. ... Groats are the hulled and crushed grains of various cereals, such as oats, wheat or buckwheat. ... Ribbon diagram of the enzyme TIM, surrounded by the space-filling model of the protein. ... Rancidification is the decomposition of fats and other lipids by hydrolysis and/or oxidation. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Rolled oats sold as oatmeal usually, but not always, have had the tough bran removed. They have often been lightly baked or pressure-cooked. Thick-rolled oats are large whole flakes, and thin-rolled oats are smaller, fragmented flakes. Oat flakes that have simply had the bran removed can be cooked and eaten as "old-fashioned" oatmeal, but more highly fragmented rolled oats absorb water much more easily and therefore cook faster, so they are sometimes called "quick" or "instant" oatmeal. Oatmeal can be further processed into coarse powder, which, when cooked, becomes a thick broth. Finer oatmeal powder is often used as baby food. Oatmeal is a product made by processing oats. ... Baby food is any food that is made specifically for infants, roughly between the ages of six months to two years. ...

Oats are an excellent source of thiamin, iron, and dietary fiber. Fiber is helpful in reducing cholesterol levels in the bloodstream. Oats are also the only source of antioxidant compounds known as avenanthramides; these are believed to have properties which help to protect the circulatory system from arteriosclerosis. Oat products also contain beta-glucan, which may help Type 2 diabetics control their blood sugar level, and might also help stimulate the immune system to fight off bacterial infections.[1] Thiamine mononitrate Thiamine or thiamin, also known as vitamin B1, is a colorless compound with chemical formula C12H17ClN4OS. It is soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... Dietary fibres are the indigestible portion of plant foods that move food through the digestive system, absorbing water. ... Cholesterol is a sterol (a combination steroid and alcohol) and a lipid found in the cell membranes of all body tissues, and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... // Introduction Arteriosclerosis means the hardening of the arteries in Greek. ... See diabetes mellitus for further general information on diabetes. ...

Other uses

Rolled oats are the primary form of bait for biologists trapping terrestrial small mammals in temperate zones. They are either used alone or in a mixture with peanut butter. A trail of dry rolled oats is set leading to the treadle of Sherman traps or moistened rolled oats is set on snap traps. In tropical regions rolled oats are often used, but they are usually replaced by more aromatic local bait such as manioc or palm nut husks. Look up bait in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of organisms. ... Animal environments are classified as either aquatic (water), terrestrial (land), or amphibious (water and land). ... Orders Multituberculata (extinct) Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Triconodonta (extinct) Subclass Australosphenida Ausktribosphenida Monotremata Subclass Eutheria (excludes extinct ancestors) Afrosoricida Anagaloidea (extinct) Arctostylopida (extinct) Artiodactyla Carnivora Cetacea Chiroptera Cimolesta (extinct) Cingulata Creodonta (extinct) Condylarthra (extinct) Dermoptera Desmostylia (extinct) Dinocerata (extinct) Embrithopoda (extinct) Hyracoidea Insectivora Lagomorpha Leptictida (extinct) Litopterna (extinct) Macroscelidea Mesonychia (extinct) Notoungulata... In geography, temperate latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. ... Peanut Butter in a jar Peanut butter is a food made of roasted and ground peanuts, usually salted and sweetened. ... A treadle is a part of a machine which, when operated by the foot, gives the power to turn a wheel in the machine. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... Binomial name Manihot esculenta Crantz Cassava or manioc (Manihot esculenta; also yuca in Spanish, and mandioca, aipim, or macaxera in Portuguese) is a woody perennial shrub of the spurge family, that is extensively cultivated as an annual crop for its edible starchy tuberous root. ...