Contents:
- Medical Video: What Will Happen If You Start Eating Oats Every Day
- 1. Oats (wheat seeds)
- Steel cut oats
- Rolled oat
- Instant oats (fast cooking oats)
- 2. Muesli
- 3. Granola
Medical Video: What Will Happen If You Start Eating Oats Every Day
For those of you who are interested in a variety of cereal dishes from grains, you should first know what types of foods can be consumed. Besides oat, it turns out there is another named granola and muesli. Do you know the difference between oat, muesli and granola? Check out the review below!
1. Oats (wheat seeds)
Oats come from wheat seeds. Oat processing also varies in the factory so that oats have three types of forms, namely rolled oat, steel cut-oatand instant oats. This processing makes 3 types of oats vary in texture and cooking time.
Oats also have a bland taste. If you want to have a sweet or savory taste, usually people add oats with honey or milk and others according to taste. Oats cannot be directly eaten without processing, either boiled or dissolved in hot water to become oatmeal.
Steel cut oats
Steel cut oats or what is often called Irish wheat looks like rice. This type of wheat seed is processed by cutting all parts of wheat so that it looks like rice. This type of wheat seed takes a long time to cook and has a chewy texture after cooking.
Rolled oat
Rolled oat processed by steaming until slightly chewy and then crushed (rolled) so that the shape becomes slightly flat compared steel cut-oatthen baked. Rolled oat takes shorter time to cook than cut-oat steel. This type of oat also absorbs more liquid when processed but the shape is not easily broken.
Besides being heated for breakfast, rolled oat usually used as a mixture in making granola snacks, pastries, muffins and other baked foods.
Instant oats (fast cooking oats)
Instant oats, aka fast oats, are probably the most commonly found in Indonesia.
Instant oats are the wheat seeds that have the most processing in the factory. Wheat seeds are cooked, dried, then rolled and pressed until the shape is thinner than rolled-oat. Because of this texture, fast oat has the most delicate texture than other oats.
As the name suggests, instant oat is the easiest type of oat at home and the shortest time it is served.
2. Muesli
Muesli is a food originating from Switzerland since the late 1800. Until now muesli is a famous food in Europe and in North America. The difference between ordinary oats and muesli lies in the mixture.
Muesli is made of rolled oat mixed with grains, nuts and dried fruit. However, there are some modifications to the muesli that can also be made not only with rolled oat but with quinoa or millet. The dried fruit used is usually cranberries, dates, apricots, grapes, and cherries.
Muesli can be enjoyed in several ways. Soaked overnight with cold milk or other liquids, such as apple or orange juice, to soften it like a pulp. Muesli can also be cooked on the stove, which is boiled in boiling water.
At the factory, muesli is not processed by baking like granola. Muesli is also not used for processing sweeteners so that it tends to taste tasteless.
3. Granola
Granola comes from the same material as muesli, ie rolled oat, seeds, nuts, and also dried fruit. The difference is that the ingredients are all baked to become crisp. Besides being crispy, granola has a sweet taste. Because, in the process of making wheat seeds that are processed, sweeteners are added.
Granola is also processed with oil as an adhesive for the ingredients. So that the granola texture is slightly sticking compared to the muesli which tends to be like a large powdered powder.
Because it has been baked and has a taste, granola can be eaten immediately without needing to be processed at home. This type of granola cereal is not like muesli or other cereals which have to be dissolved using milk, but can be eaten immediately. Even if mixed with milk is not to process it but only as a way of eating preferred by the audience.
After understanding what are the differences in oats, muesli, and granola, you can customize which one best suits your needs and tastes. Because these three cereals are both made from wheat, the nutritional content of each is not much different. Wheat is rich in fiber, carbohydrates, potassium, and magnesium. Therefore, the third can be a variation of a healthy breakfast menu.
