What are two benefits of eating Buckwheat in India: Generally, wheat flour is used in homes to make roti. In some places, gram and barley are also mixed with wheat flour, while in winter, rotis are also made from corn and millet. All these grains are essential and nutritious for health, that is why they are used in daily food, but do you know about such a grain that is not even a grain, it can be eaten even during fasts and fasting. But it is more nutritious and healthy than wheat and barley. It also works as a panacea for diabetes. Let us tell you about it today…
This crop, which is grown in the Himalayan region of India, is less used, but after being advised by Ayurveda doctors and naturopaths to eat this grain in cases of increasing diabetes, people are now using it. This grain is buckwheat. In some places, it is called Ogla, Ogal and in other places, it is also called Kathu.
According to the report released on Buckwheat in Nutrition Week by the Health Department of All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, although Buckwheat does not come in grains due to its grains and seeds, it has been included in grains, it is not a grain. It is and is eaten during fasting. Buckwheat flour contains balanced amounts of amino acids as well as lipids, minerals, proteins, bioactive flavonoids, and beneficial starch.
More protein than wheat, also gluten-free
Professor Medha Kulkarni, Department of Health, AIIA, says that Buckwheat has the highest amount of protein compared to other grains like wheat, barley, rye, and oats. It contains amino acids equal to the nutrition from milk and egg yolk. Due to its unique amino acid profile and sulfur-containing amino acids, buckwheat has high protein content with high digestibility. The amino acid lysine which is not present in other cereals and is supplied with pulses, is abundant in it.
Apart from this, buckwheat is also gluten-free. Buckwheat is very useful for those who have problems eating wheat or who are suffering from any such disease.
Buckwheat has uses other than flour
The tender leaves of the buckwheat plant can also be used in making dishes like chutney and vegetable curry. The juice of the buckwheat plant is used to make honey. Popped food is made in India from buckwheat seeds. Generally, buckwheat flour is used in India, especially for making fasting food like puri, pakori, or roti.
Panacea for diabetic patients
Buckwheat flour contains amylopectin starch and a good amount of amylose compared to resistant starch. It has a low glycemic index ranging from 51 to 70. In such a situation, its use is very beneficial for patients suffering from diabetes.
Also beneficial in cancer and heart disease
Buckwheat is low in lipids and rich in unsaturated fatty acids like oleic and linoleic which have health benefits against heart diseases, cancer, inflammation and diabetes. Vitamins, minerals, calcium, magnesium, zinc, pyridoxine, folate are found in large quantities in it.
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Its dietary fiber content is more than or equal to that of other grains, with 5% soluble dietary fiber and 2-3% insoluble dietary fiber, which works against cholesterol and obesity. By eating this, weight can be lost in a short time.
