If in Ancient Russia porridge from spelled was present on the table of peasants every day, today this simple dish is tantamount to exotic. Not every store can buy spelled grain, but the interest of Russians in this cereal is definitely growing. And nutritionists are calling for the return of forgotten porridge to the diet of those who care about weight loss, about quick recovery from illness, about the full growth and development of their children.
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The history of growing spelled - the ancestor of modern wheat in Russia, goes back to the X century, and in the Mediterranean it was cultivated in the V century BC. Unfortunately, in the pursuit of high productivity, this unpretentious cereal was completely squeezed out of the Russian fields in the middle of the 20th century. But fortunately, they remembered him today, when for many people the issue of healthy natural nutrition was especially acute.
Chemical composition and technological properties of spelled
Interest in spelled is not accidental. Indeed, according to the Institute of Nutrition RAMS, which studied the diet of a large population of Russia, if nutrition meets the calorie requirements, it is completely unbalanced in the main components. This fact is not in favor of preserving the health of school-age children, as well as people engaged in heavy physical labor. The value of cereals is that they are a source of cheap vegetable protein, the amount of which in some varieties of spelled reaches 37%.
However, essential amino acids deserve even more attention, since the human body does not produce them itself. If the cereal protein belongs to the category of inferior ones, since its composition is limited by the number of amino acids (even there are only 8 in buckwheat), then the biological value of the spelled is determined by 18 essential amino acids and an almost complete list of B vitamins. substances, and flour from it does not lose its useful properties even with the finest grinding, which cannot be said about modern varieties of wheat.
True technological features of spelled flour do not allow using it as the main ingredient for bread. Such bread cannot be stored for a long time, like the flour itself. But adding spelled flour to wheat gives bread great value. There are much less carbohydrates in spelled, and micro and macro elements are in a balanced state and are easily absorbed by the human body. Thanks to the dense film, the spelled contains more silicon. Of all types of wheat, it is the leader in fiber. This is what allows spelled to have a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system and resist the formation of tumors.