Unlike rice and wheat, barley doesn't get talked about much in culinary circles. Back home, I remember barley water was used more like a medicine particularly for urinary infection, edema ( swelling ) on the feet etc. It was never used in regular cooking.
The nutritional value of barley is now widely accepted. It is packed with fiber, low in fat and is cholesterol free.
A half cup serving of cooked pearl barley contains less than 1/2 gm of fat and less than 100 calories!
(Source: USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference 13,November 1999)
It contains several vitamins and minerals like iron, potassium, magnesium , selenium and copper. Research shows that the soluble dietary fiber in barley helps in lowering blood cholesterol as well as in slowing down the absorption of sugar thereby helping to prevent type 2 Diabetes. The insoluble fiber helps in regular bowel movement.
Drinking barley water has a lot of health benefits. It is a diuretic which flushes out excess fluids from the body thereby preventing swelling. Barley water has been used for ages to treat urinary tract infections. Research has shown that it is beneficial in preventing gall stones, atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes.
For more information click on this link:
http://www.barleyfoods.org/nutrition.html
So, don't you think we should incorporate this wonder cereal in our diet in order to derive health benefits from it?
The nutritional value of barley is now widely accepted. It is packed with fiber, low in fat and is cholesterol free.
A half cup serving of cooked pearl barley contains less than 1/2 gm of fat and less than 100 calories!
(Source: USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference 13,November 1999)
It contains several vitamins and minerals like iron, potassium, magnesium , selenium and copper. Research shows that the soluble dietary fiber in barley helps in lowering blood cholesterol as well as in slowing down the absorption of sugar thereby helping to prevent type 2 Diabetes. The insoluble fiber helps in regular bowel movement.
Drinking barley water has a lot of health benefits. It is a diuretic which flushes out excess fluids from the body thereby preventing swelling. Barley water has been used for ages to treat urinary tract infections. Research has shown that it is beneficial in preventing gall stones, atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes.
For more information click on this link:
http://www.barleyfoods.org/nutrition.html
So, don't you think we should incorporate this wonder cereal in our diet in order to derive health benefits from it?
Barley is not easily available like other cereals. It is still considered as a medicine. I use it for making adai.
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