Express Foods White Oats Quick Cooking Jar, 800g

Oats are a great source of dietary fibre and contain a ratio of approximately 55 percent soluble fibre and 45 percent insoluble fibre. Oats have a high vitamin b1 content, which is required by the body for carbohydrate metabolism . On a per gram basis, oats contain a higher concentration of protein, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, copper, manganese, thiamin, folacin and vitamin e than many other unfortified whole grains, such as wheat, barley, corn and rice. Oats contain an excellent balance of essential amino acids. Amino acids are proteins that help optimum functioning of the body.

Oats contain a high percentage of desirable complex carbohydrates
Oats are naturally low in fat, when compared with many complex breakfast cereals
The lipids present in oats contain a good balance of essential fatty acids
Oats are also a very good source of selenium