Whole-grain bread is made from whole grains of wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley. Many people have heard that this product is healthier than baked from wholemeal flour. But is this true, as well as whether grain bread can cause harm to the body? Is brown bread healthy? Let’s study the composition of the product.
During its preparation, the outer layer (shell) of the grain with all its nutrients is not removed. Many people have heard that such a product is healthier than baked flour of the first grind. But is this true, as well as whether grain bread can cause harm to the body? Let’s study the composition of the product, look at the useful qualities and then give answers to these questions.
Is whole wheat bread useful?
As already mentioned, in the manufacture of white flour grain is strongly purified, so the nutrients, fiber, vitamins, macro and micronutrients are removed from it. That is, such a product is deprived of most of its useful qualities. Conversely, whole-grain bread is made from wholemeal flour, so all the vitamins and minerals in the product are preserved. In addition, bran and germ, which were formed after the first grinding of grain, are also added to the dough. The particle size of this type of flour may well reach 1.5 mm.
Compared with whole-wheat flour, white flour is much softer and more pleasant to the touch. Dough kneaded on its basis produces puffy baked goods, because it consists of proteins, starch and a small amount of vitamins. The product made from unrefined (whole) grain has a gray-brown hue, the texture is coarser and more heterogeneous. For this reason the product is heavier in weight than bread made from ordinary flour.
The chemical composition of whole wheat bread contains vitamins B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B9, E, K and beta-carotene. The mineral composition includes manganese, selenium, sodium, copper, phosphorus, potassium, calcium.
Useful qualities
- The main element of grain bread is fiber. It normalizes blood sugar levels, helps with digestion, gets rid of toxins and waste.
- Complex carbohydrates are absorbed by the body over a long period of time, so the feeling of fullness comes gradually. For this reason during the diet, bread is not necessarily excluded from the diet, as weight loss occurs naturally. In addition, the grain product contains B vitamins that synthesize endorphins (hormones of joy). And the weight loss process will pass without disruption and stress. The vitamin and mineral composition will help the body to replenish the missing elements, as during diets the consumption of food is limited.