Therefore, the allowance of oats that are not contaminated with wheat, rye or barley in foods covered by this standard may be determined at the national level. These differences are probably due to differences in the magnitude of interaction between and among starch chains within the amorphous and crystalline regions of the native granules and by the chain length of amylose and amylopectin fractions of oat starch. Shewry PR, Piironen V, Lampi AM, Nystrom L, Li L, Rakszegi M, Fras A, Boros D, Gebruers K, Courtin CM, Delcour JA, Andersson AAM, Dimberg L, Bedo Z, Ward JL.

It contains much higher levels of lipids than other cereals which are excellent sources of energy and unsaturated fatty acids. A number of mechanisms have been proposed which includes reduced rate of absorption because of increased viscosity of the gut contents, binding of bile salts to increase excretion and production of short chain fatty acids in the large intestine from fermentation of undigested carbohydrates which then inhibit cholesterol synthesis.Butyric acid, acetic acid and propionic acid stimulate cell proliferation in normal colonic epithelium.

Starch has been classified into three fractions on the basis of digestion rate, rapidly digestible starch (RDS), slowly digestible starch (SDS) and resistant starch (RS). Slow rate starch digestibility is important for human health to maintain balances blood glucose levels. Nestlé's broader quest to deliver great nutrition across its entire cereals range (and beyond) is laudable, and should stand it in good stead for the future. Low selenium levels are associated with increased risk of premature death and impaired immune and mental function ( 28).Oats are among the world’s healthiest grains and a good source of many vitamins, minerals, and unique plant compounds. The manuscript also reviews various uses of oats and its fractions for clinical and industrial purposes and in development of value added food products. reported that AVAs have an antioxidant activity of 10–30 times greater than that of other phenolic antioxidants such as vanillin and caffeic acid. When made into porridge, it is creamier than steel cut oatmeal and can be cooked on the hob in around 10 minutes, or in a microwave. According to American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), a dietary fibre is defined as “the edible part of plant or analogous carbohydrates that are resistant to digestion and absorption in the human small intestine with complete or partial fermentation in the large intestine.