Oat
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The oat (Avena sativa) is a cereal grain. It is food for people and other animals, for example, chickens and horses. Oatmeal is made from oats. Oat straw is used as bedding for animals.
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Oat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Avena |
Species: | A. sativa |
Binomial name | |
Avena sativa L. (1753) | |
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Porridge is made only from whole grain oats. It forms an excellent part of a balanced diet for the following reasons:
- Oats are rich in both soluble and insoluble fiber.
- Oats are a place to get energy. As a rich place to get complex carbohydrates, they provide a slow release of energy over the morning – in that way they reduce the desire to eat ‘quick energy release’ sugar-based foods.
- Oats are also a good place to get protein.
- Oats are also a good place to get vitamin B1.