Oat is a Multifunctional Cereal Crop
Jayashri Barcchiya*
Dept. of Horticulture, JNKVV, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh - 482004, INDIA
Rupesh Kumar Meena
Dept. of Agronomy, SKRAU, Bikaner, Rajasthan - 334006, INDIA
Narayan Lal
Dept. of Horticulture, JNKVV, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh - 482004, INDIA
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Oat meal, Oat flakes, Avenanthramides, flakes
Abstract
Oat is a multifunctional cereal crop which can be used for animal feed as well as human food. Oat is having numerous nutritional quality and health benefits also. It contains important amino acids, protein, beta-glucans, antioxidant, soluble fiber etc. These compounds are known for reducing risk of heart disease, lowering cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes etc. It is an expensive nutritious crop and used in multiple sector of food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics etc. It is a cool season crop, belongs to gramineae family and mainly grown as a fodder crop but occasionally grown as grain crop.
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