Sunday, September 8, 2013

The wheat seed

Wheat is the most popular cereal , which is produced in larger quantities and is consumed in the world in many ways. It is very rich in nutrients essential for health . However, it contains gluten , a component that is not tolerated by a percentage of the western population more and more .Wheat : the most cultivated cereal
Wheat is a grass of the genus Triticum cultivated since prehistoric times. Grain , flake , flour , semolina crushed into various sizes ... it is with rice, the most common food in the world. We make bread , porridge , pancakes , pasta , cakes and invisible , it is part of the composition of many industrial food products.
Varieties of wheat have been and are still grown : spelled, einkorn , durum wheat , emmer , whether in the West, the Middle East or North America. However it is wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) and wheat that consumer preference because it gives a soft flour suitable for bread making . Thus it is that which is produced in greater quantities . Durum wheat ( Triticum turgidum ) is not so far neglected as it is more suitable for the production of semolina and pasta.Multiple ways of consuming wheat seed
The wheat seed is eaten as a side dish like rice or mixed rice. It is cooked for an hour and a half to cover in three times its volume of salt water. A drizzle of olive oil or lemon is enough to season.
Germinated seed is more digestible . Health , wheat germ is rich in good oils , but quickly becomes rancid. That is why , in the manufacture of industrial products wheat germ is removed to be given to manufacturers of health foods . Wheat germ oil is consumed or flakes sprinkled on food or added to processed flour .
It is still possible to germinate itself in a few days , the little grains of wheat that meet the conditions of temperature and humidity . Sprouts are excellent salad alone or associated with tomatoes or avocados and make an original decoration. They can also be cooked in the juice lightly cooked dishes . You can still mix them and add them to the batter . The Essene bread with sprouted grain organic or not is a bread that can be made ​​from germinated wheat.The wheat seed : a nutrient rich food
A germinated seed is richer in nutrients than dry seed. Chemistry that occurs during germination transforms its composition which is more than interesting to health.
The wheat seed is rich in phosphorus , magnesium, iron, zinc , manganese , copper and protein ( gluten) . It is also rich in vitamins : niacin or vitamin B3 , thiamine or vitamin B1, riboflavin or vitamin B2, vitamin B6 , folic acid or vitamin B9 , vitamin B5 or pantothenic acid.The nutrients in wheat
Niacin lowers cholesterol and helps in this way to prevent cardiovascular disease . Pantothenic acid contributes to the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates and lipids and the synthesis of hormones. 225 grams of wheat 5mg contain the necessary nutritional intake daily vitamin B5. Pantothenic acid is destroyed by cooking.
Thiamine and riboflavin are involved in the conversion of carbohydrates into energy. It is therefore essential to the functioning of the muscles and nervous system nutrients. 20 grams of wheat germ contain the daily intake of thiamine essential to an adult. The vitamin B1 deficiency causes severe neurological disorders.One caveat : gluten intolerance
There are no cons -indication to the use of wheat except allergy and gluten intolerance , diseases that affect a percentage of the Western population increasingly high. The Dietary wheat can then be compensated by a cereal that does not contain such as buckwheat , rice, quinoa, amaranth or fonio .
Gluten intolerance not to be confused with allergy may well be almost visible and yet cause intestinal problems , neurological problems, skin problems , rheumatism , anxiety , stress , irritability and many other common ailments , which will find no other obvious cause .

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