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Topic: Rolled oats


  
  Organic Rolled Oats - From Canada 1 lb. Clear Bag
Rolled oats are the most common form of oats sold and eaten.
We sell two kinds of rolled oats, for both forms the grains are first heated and pressed flat with steel rollers to shorten cooking times.
Rolled Oats are often used a hot breakfast cereal cookie ingredient, soup thickener, or for example to make apple crisp.
www.simply-natural.biz /Rolled-Oats.php   (201 words)

  
  Oat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oats are often served as a porridge made from crushed oats or oatmeal, and are also baked into cookies.
Oats are an annual plant, and can be planted either in the fall (for late summer harvest) or in the spring (for early autumn harvest).
Winter oats may be grown as an off-season groundcover and plowed under in the spring as a green fertilizer.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oats   (1017 words)

  
 * Oats - (Gastronomy): Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Oats are a good source of dietary fiber, assisting the digestive system and aiding in weight control...
Oats - Oats are a cereal grain that are rich and flavorful and come in many forms.
The oat flakes (rolled oats) that we are most familiar with were first produced in 1877 by the The Quaker Mill Company...
en.mimi.hu /gastronomy/oats.html   (800 words)

  
 A hearty bowl of oatmeal a day may keep high cholesterol at bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Rolled oats are heated and pressed flat with steel rollers so they cook more quickly, and are the most familiar form of oats.
Oat consumption among humans dates back to 400 B.C., when it was considered a healing and drying agent when applied to skin, according to the American Oat Association, based in Minneapolis.
Oats probably reached America in 1602, but were used then mostly for relief of stomach discomforts and other ailments, says an oat association brochure.
www.jsonline.com /news/sunday/food/0222oats.stm   (2264 words)

  
 Cook's Thesaurus: Oats
Oats are highly nutritious and filled with cholesterol-fighting soluble fiber.
Most of us are familiar with rolled oats, which are used as a hot breakfast cereal and cookie ingredient, but many health food stores also stock oat groats and oat bran.
If substituting rolled oats for quick oats in a cookie recipe, consider refrigerating the dough for 20 minutes before baking-- otherwise the cookies may become too flat and thin) OR instant oats (This contains additional flavorings, and is less chewy.
www.switcheroo.com /GrainOats.html   (411 words)

  
 Oat Info
Oats are one of the more difficult cereal grains to process and manufacture into food items.
To process oats for human consumption, the hulls are removed and the interior portion or groat is ready for further processing.
Oats have the highest level of fat of any of the cereal grains, and the fat has a favorable ratio of polyunsaturated to saturated fats.
www.heartlandmill.com /oat_info.htm   (250 words)

  
 John Berardi - Brief History of Oats
Oats were a lowly horse food for the Romans, who scoffed at the "oat-eating barbarians", or those pesky Germanic tribes who eventually toppled the West Roman Empire.
Oat bran is very versatile, and can be used with groats or alone, and as an addition to baking recipes, or even raw in shakes.
Rolled oats, or old-fashioned oats: These are oat groats that are steamed and flattened with huge rollers so that they cook quicker, in about 5 to 15 minutes.
www.johnberardi.com /articles/recipes/brief_history_of_oats.htm   (2828 words)

  
 The Jewish Exponent - Philadelphia, PA
These oats are cleaned, graded and pearled - a process that removes the husk from the oat grain, steam-softens it, and then rolls it flat between heavy metal rollers spinning at super speed.
Oats processed in this way lose some protein, bran and B vitamins, but have a longer shelf-life than more natural oatmeal because enzymes in the grain are destroyed by the heat of steaming and rolling.
Oat bran has gotten attention lately for its ability to absorb dietary cholesterol and remove it from the digestive tract before it can be absorbed into the blood stream.
www.jewishexponent.com /ViewArticle.asp?ArtID=1296   (1531 words)

  
 Kitchen Dictionary: oatmeal
Rolled oats (regular or old-fashioned) are oat groats that have been steamed and rolled, reducing the cooking time to approximately 15 minutes; but more importantly the digestion and absorption time of the carbohydrates contained in the cereal.
Quick oats, are groats that have been cut into pieces and rolled even finer to cook faster, about 5 minutes.
Instant oats are made with cut groats that have been precooked and dried before being rolled.
www.recipezaar.com /library/getentry.zsp?id=465   (193 words)

  
 Oatmeal Cookies Recipe - joyofbaking.com
Oats were once thought of as a weed and weren't domesticated until after the Christian era began.
The oat groats are then steamed and flattened to become rolled oats or old-fashioned oats.
Old-fashioned rolled oats are not to be confused with quick-cooking rolled oats which are oats that have been cut into pieces before being steamed and rolled into thinner flakes.
www.joyofbaking.com /OatmealCookies.html   (647 words)

  
 Quaker Oatmeal - FAQ's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Oats that are ground into a very fine powder.
Colloidal oats are typically used in health and beauty aids such as oatmeal baths, moisturizers and many facial scrubs and masks.
Rolled oats are whole oat groats that are rolled to flatten them into an oat flake.
www.quakeroatmeal.com /FAQ/AP_index.cfm   (662 words)

  
 Prairie Fare: January is National Oatmeal Month
Oats were long viewed as animal feed, not people food, and early writings and drawings prominently feature cereals like wheat but scarcely mention oats.
Rolled oats that are not cut into smaller pieces are termed "old fashioned." They take about five minutes to cook on the stove, and they yield a chewier product after cooking.
Oats are so healthy that foods containing a specific amount may carry a health claim approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1997.
www.ext.nodak.edu /extnews/newsrelease/2003/010903/03prairi.htm   (543 words)

  
 Oats, oat bran, quick oats, oatmeal, rolled oats, oat groats, instant oats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Oats are high in vitamin B-1 and contain a good amount of vitamins B-2 and E. 40 gram of oat bran roughly contains 3 g fat, 4 g fiber, 27 g carbohydrate, 5 g protein, 0 mg cholesterol.
Oat bran is the outer casing of the oat and is high in soluble fiber.
Oat flour, also known as flaked oats, is made from groats that have been ground into powder.
www.fatfreekitchen.com /cholesterol/oats.html   (716 words)

  
 Texarkana Gazette: News and Classifieds From Texarkana, Texas/Arkansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Quick cooking rolled oats are groats that have been cut into several pieces before being steamed and rolled into thinner flakes.
Oat bran is the outer casing of the oat and is particularly high in soluble fiber.
Oats are FDA approved for a health claim "Soluble fiber from oats as a part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease." Oatmeal also qualifies for the whole-grain health claim.
www.texarkanagazette.com /articles/2005/03/09/local_news/features/features02.txt   (603 words)

  
 oats Definition in the Food Dictionary at Epicurious.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Oat groats can be cooked and served as cereal, or prepared in the same manner as rice and used as a side dish or in a dish such as a salad or stuffing.
Scotch oats or steel-cut oats or Irish oatmeal are all names for groats that have been cut into 2 to 3 pieces and not rolled.
Oat bran is the outer casing of the oat and is particularly high in soluble fiber, thought to be a leading contender in the fight against high cholesterol.
www.epicurious.com /cooking/how_to/food_dictionary/entry?id=3686   (449 words)

  
 Vegetarian Times: Feeling your oats: take advantage of this nutritious grain's versatility - includes a recipe for ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Oats bring to mind breakfast: steaming bowls of stick-to-your-ribs porridge; crunchy granola, and that famous crispy little "O" cereal many of us were raised on.
Long regarded as a weed, wild oats were tamed and cultivated by about 100 A.D. Because they thrive in cool, wet conditions, oats are well-suited to northern Europe and became a significant crop there by the 17th century.
Oat bran was the dietary hero of the last decade, celebrated for its capacity to lower so-called "bad" blood cholesterol (LDLs) while maintaining the "good" kind (HDLs).
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0820/is_n240/ai_19641507   (1066 words)

  
 Whole Foods Companion :: Chelsea Green Publishing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Oats are the one adaptogen grain, meaning that they improve resistance to stress and thus support the system being in a healthy state of balance.
Oats are reputedly beneficial for those with an under-functioning thyroid gland, and their rich silicon content helps renew the bones and all connective tissue.
Rolled oats made from the whole grain are subject to rancidity within one to three months after milling; thus it is advisable to store any bulk quantities that will not be used within one month below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
www.chelseagreen.com /2005/items/wholefoods/Excerpt2   (2209 words)

  
 Oats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Oat groats: These nutty-tasting whole grains can be eaten as cereal, but are more commonly served as a main or side dish.
Rolled oats: These are the familiar forms of oats sold in the supermarket.
Oat bran: This outer layer of the grain, lighter and finer than wheat bran, is high in fiber and nutrients.
www.wholehealthmd.com /refshelf/foods_view/1,1523,73,00.html   (465 words)

  
 Oatmeal
We stir one cup of organic rolled oats into two or more cups of boiling water, turn it down and let it cook slowly, partially covered for about five minutes, or until the water is absorbed and the oats become soft.
Rolled oats often have been steamed before rolling and/or toasted for a nutty flavor.) The party line in American agriculture is that organic food is expensive.
The organic oats there are still much cheaper, however, than the brand-name packaged rolled oats in the supermarket.
www.ibiblio.org /InterGarden/permaculture/mailarchives/sanet5/msg00191.html   (794 words)

  
 The 2006-2011 World Outlook for Rolled Oats and Oatmeal Intended to Be Cooked before Serving Excluding Instant and ...
In order to estimate the latent demand for rolled oats and oatmeal intended to be cooked before serving excluding instant and infant cereals on a worldwide basis, I used a multi-stage approach.
It is for this definition of rolled oats and oatmeal intended to be cooked before serving excluding instant and infant cereals that the aggregate latent demand estimates are derived.
Based on the aggregate view of rolled oats and oatmeal intended to be cooked before serving excluding instant and infant cereals as defined above, data were then collected for as many similar countries as possible for that same definition, at the same level of the value chain.
www.marketresearch.com /redirect.asp?productid=1104869&progid=3603   (3067 words)

  
 Cook's Thesaurus: Oats
rolled oats = oatmeal = rolled oatmeal = old-fashioned oats = old-fashioned oatmeal = flaked oats = flaked oatmeal = oatflakes Notes: These are oat groats that are steamed, rolled, and flaked so that they cook quickly.
Substitutes: steel-cut oats (chewier, takes longer to cook) OR quick oats (These are less chewy, but they take less time to cook.) OR instant oats (These usually have additional flavorings.
steel-cut oats = Irish oats = Scotch oats = pinhead oats = coarse-cut oats = steel-cut oatmeal = Irish oatmeal = Scotch oatmeal = pinhead oatmeal = coarse-cut oatmeal = porridge oats = porridge oatmeal Notes: These are groats that have been chopped into small pieces.
www.foodsubs.com /GrainOats.html   (411 words)

  
 North American Millers' Association - Products Section
Oats are used in breakfast cereals in four main ways: cold granola or multi-grain type cereals; large flake, quick rolled oats and oat bran as hot cereals; instant rolled oats in instant hot cereals; and, oat flour as an ingredient in extruded (puffed) breakfast cereals.
The oats must absorb the correct amount of syrup, honey, or other liquid, and flake integrity is usually a requirement for visual appeal.
Instant hot cereals are usually a combination of instant rolled oats, which are thin flakes that have been produced to cook quickly, some gums to control water absorption, flavoring components (often including salt and sugar), and occasionally some fruit pieces.
www.namamillers.org /ci_products_oats_cereal.html   (465 words)

  
 Sunset: Oats; in cookies, oatmeal, breads, and more - recipes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Do oats have life beyond cookies and porridge?Surprisingly, this member of the grass family has many guises beyond the familiar rolled oats, and its nut-like flavor is good in both savory and sweet preparations.
Rolled oats are popular in porridge and also in baked goods, such as breads and cookies.
Steelcut oats or groats are the basis for a flavorful pilaf.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_v178/ai_4645406   (1099 words)

  
 Recipes: Everything OATS!
Oats are the third leading cereal crop produced in the United States (after wheat and corn) and the fourth most important crop world-wide.
Oats are a very soft, moist grain, and they go rancid quickly, so manufacturers steam them at about 212 degrees to set the flavors so they won't go bad.
The thinner the rolling, the quicker the oats cook because of the greater surface area of the grain.
www.karenskitchen.com /a/recipe_oat.htm   (2042 words)

  
 Rolled Oats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Oat groats are steamed, then flattened with a steel roller.
Of all the types of processed oats, rolled oats may be the one to keep in stock.
In a bowl, stir 1/3 cup of rolled oats into 3/4 cup of cold water with a dash of salt.
www.practicallyedible.com /edible.nsf/pages/ed.2469   (321 words)

  
 Moogies World: Rolled Oats Cake
Poor 1 1/4 cup of boiling water over 1 cup of Quick oats.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until done.
Hmm sounds a bit like a recipe for Oat Flapjacks (well we call 'em that, don't know what them called over the pond).
www.moogiesworld.com /archives/2005/07/rolled_oats_cak.html   (147 words)

  
 The Story of Oats
Instead of grinding the grain, which would produce flour, the groats (as the oats are called at this stage) pass through a cutting machine where rotating steel discs cut each groat into about four tiny pieces called pinhead or steel cut oats.
The rolled oats or flakemeal are made by steaming the pinheads for 15 to 20 minutes.
The rolled oats are then allowed to cool by passing cool air through the storage area.
www.mccanns.ie /pages/oatstory1.html   (255 words)

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