Organic Barley 500gr

Barley was a staple food for many ancient civilizations with a history of 10,000 years, well-known in ancient Greece as well. We find it in our diet through the use in bread or as a beverage (beer). Barley is a food rich in carbohydrates and soluble and insoluble fibers. 1 cup of cooked barley contains 193 calories, 44 grams of low glycemic index carbohydrates, 4 grams of protein, 1 gram of fat, and 6 grams of dietary fiber. It includes a good amount of niacin (or Vitamin B3), Vitamin E in the form of tocotrienols, Vitamin C, iron, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, and powerful antioxidants lignans. Its high nutritional value makes it a valuable cereal for the health of modern humans whose diet consists almost exclusively of processed foods with low nutritional value. Invaluable are the dietary fibers of barley.Barley fibers are invaluable.Barley is an excellent source of both soluble and insoluble dietary fibers, ensuring good gut health and overall body health. Specifically, its fibers:

• Help in good and regular bowel movement, acting as a food against constipation and hemorrhoids
• Slow down the absorption of glucose in the intestine, contributing to better sugar control in type II diabetes patients
• Maintain a high satiety level, helping control appetite and therefore weight loss and obesity treatment
• Reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. Friendly bacteria in the colon ferment the dietary fibers, producing a substance called butyric acid, whose presence in the intestine prevents the formation and growth of cancer cells
• Lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels. This property is attributed to the beta-glucans of dietary fibers, which likely prevent the reabsorption of bile acids in the intestine, forcing the liver to produce new ones, using plasma cholesterol
• Regular consumption of dietary fibers contributes to reducing hypertension.