Cooking as we know has been the essense of food prepration as it enables richer blending of ingredients and brings in much needed taste to it. However research conducted in last few decades has shown the ill effects of cooking on nutritional value of the food we eat. Cooking alters the structure of the ingredients and hence in most cases reduce its nutritious value. In the same lines, there is lot of curiosity out there to know the benefits of uncooked oatmeal as oppose to cooked oatmeal and this article explores the same.
Uncooked Oatmeal Vs Cooked Oatmeal Comparison
We only have data available for 100 grams of each cooked and uncooked oat bran. As the cooked oatmeal have significant amount of water in it, it skews the comparison proportionately. The difference is such that cooked oatmeal food displays lower numbers for every element as water contributes to make up good chunk of 100 grams of sample being considered. Below comparison hence should be taken into consideration with this point in mind. The comparison has been broken down by type of elements i.e. proximates, minerals and vitamins.
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Verdict
Though this comparison easily gives an impression that uncooked oatmeal is the way to go as it has higher portion of every nutrient. The main thing to keep in mind is that it is not easy to digest and often not the tastier of the two. However there are products like Muesli, Granola out there which do use a portion of uncooked oats for making and as they have other tasty ingredients as well, it relatively easier to eat.