The viscous soluble fibre of oats and barley. One of the few food components with an authorised regulatory health claim in both the US and EU.
2 foods, grouped by presence band. Bands are used instead of amounts because compound content swings widely with cultivar, soil, storage and preparation — a single number per food would look more precise than the measurements justify.
One of the compounds this food is characterised by in the literature.
Hordeum vulgare
A cereal grain sold either hulled, with the bran intact, or pearled, with the bran abraded away. The USDA reference entry is for…
Avena sativa
Whole oat groats that have been steamed and pressed flat so they hydrate quickly. The USDA reference entry is for the dry flake;…