This is maybe stupid, but doesn’t it change the nutritional benfits of oats if you grind it into flour? Does it make it higher GI or can I use it at will and treat it just like eating a bowl of oatmeal?
The nutrients may be the same, but the absorption probably won’t be…
[quote]vroom wrote:
The nutrients may be the same, but the absorption probably won’t be…[/quote]
exactly same fiber carbs etc just once part of the digestion equation is gone you chewing
Phill
exact same nutrition profile, but grinded oats (oat flour) has a higher glycemic index.
Two points to make here:
#1. ground oats may have a slightly higher GI but negligible IMO. Unless you are eating 100g of it, alone, on an empty stomach after a few hours of fasting, the GI difference won’t really affect you.
#2. ground oats is NOT the same as oat flour. Ground oats is exactly that - regualr rolled oats which are ground using a blender/food processor/coffee grinder. Oat flour (that you purchase at a shop) is first treated to be softened, steamed, ground very finely, and then sieved/filtered multiple times. This removes many of the nutrients, as well as a fair portion of the fibre.
I buy oat flour tortillas and they have a really high fiber count. I’d bet the insulin index (which JB cites as the more pertinent measure), is decent on these.
I thought heat had to be applied to change the GI.
[quote]xenithon wrote:
Two points to make here:
#1. ground oats may have a slightly higher GI but negligible IMO. Unless you are eating 100g of it, alone, on an empty stomach after a few hours of fasting, the GI difference won’t really affect you.
#2. ground oats is NOT the same as oat flour. Ground oats is exactly that - regualr rolled oats which are ground using a blender/food processor/coffee grinder. Oat flour (that you purchase at a shop) is first treated to be softened, steamed, ground very finely, and then sieved/filtered multiple times. This removes many of the nutrients, as well as a fair portion of the fibre.[/quote]
Oh cool. So I’ll just grind my own.
[quote]WeaponX wrote:
I thought heat had to be applied to change the GI.[/quote]
No not really bro the oats have been ground to a powder they will take much less time to digest and pas the gut then if Whole
Were splitting hairs on this one IMO though
Phill
[quote]Phill wrote:
Were splitting hairs on this one IMO though
Phill[/quote]
True true. Won’t really change the fact that I may use it occasionally. But probably I’ll be too lazy to grind it up so I’ll just eat a bowl of oatmeal and never bake anything.