Pearl barley

Pearl barley represents a product which is made from barley.

It is subdivided on:

• Pearl barley - whole grain from which bran (primary otkatka) are removed;
• The Dutchwoman - the whole grain entirely exempted from an awn and rolled to a ball;
• Barley grits - the crushed melkorubleny pearl barley.

Pearl barley is used for preparation of porridges, soups, stuffings for other products. Very few people know, but from this tasty cereal very tasty salads turn out. After heat treatment pearl barley develops a pleasant nut taste.

The first mentioning of pearl barley occur in the Bible. In ancient times pearl-barley porridge was considered as a delicacy, worthy imperial persons. For notable guests pearl barley was presoaked for 12 hours, then cooked in milk, was exposed to long languor in the furnace and only after that moved on a table, filled with heavy cream. Whether it is worth speaking about that, this food was how tasty!

Today pearl-barley porridge is an integral part of the soldier's menu.

Advantage of pearl barley

Pearl barley - the most powerful antioxidant. It is extremely rich with amino acids, including, a lysine - the irreplaceable element making antiviral impact on an organism. The lysine participates in formation of collagen - the protein giving to skin elasticity and smoothness, interfering with emergence of wrinkles.

Pearl barley contains three times more selenium, than in rice - an element which possesses strong anticarcinogen action and is capable to clear an organism of poisoning with mercury, lead, cadmium and other harmful substances.

Pearl barley surpasses wheat in the content of cellulose and nutrition value of the protein which is contained in it. The cellulose which is a part of pearl barley defines dietary properties of pearl barley - it perfectly brings toxins out of an organism, and also interferes with emergence of fatty deposits.

The advantage of pearl barley allows to say about it as about the leader in the maintenance of such microelement as phosphorus - substances, irreplaceable for a full-fledged metabolism, adjustment nervous and cerebration, digestion of calcium that it, in a complex with high content in pearl barley of vitamin D promotes strengthening of bones and teeth.

Has properties of pearl barley as well the broth received from a cereal: it renders the enveloping, spasmolytic, softening, krovoochistitelny, diuretic, antiinflammatory, fortifying actions on an organism. Broth of barley is applied at treatment of diseases of a GIT, mammary glands, colds, cough. Components which pearl barley contains allow to recover a full-fledged metabolism, raise a lactation at the feeding women, and also promote a stunt of tumors at early stages.

The advantage of pearl barley allows to recommend it to the people suffering from the excess weight and obesity.

Caloric content of pearl barley

Caloric content of pearl barley makes 324 kcal / 100 of a product. Nutrition value:

• Proteins - 9,3 g;
• Fats - 1,1 g;
• Carbohydrates - 73,7 g.

In combination with low caloric content pearl barley quickly causes saturation of an organism that does it by the integral attribute of many diets. Besides, the caloric content of pearl barley in a boiled look is even lower - it makes only 121 kcal / 100. The cellulose which is contained in structure of pearl barley normalizes work of a GIT, promotes regular cleaning of intestines.

Harm of pearl barley

In spite of the fact that pearl barley cannot cause big harm, some contraindications on its use nevertheless are available. It is not necessary to be fond of pearl-barley porridge to the people with a stomach hyperoxemia suffering from frequent locks and also pregnant women - because of the gluten which is a part of pearl barley. Abuse of pearl barley is capable to cause the increased gas generation, and at men can even promote decrease in a libido. So everything is good moderately - and such useful product as pearl-barley porridge, too!