Whole grains usually refer to grains and soybean crops other than the five major crops of rice, wheat, corn, soybeans and potatoes. Mainly include: sorghum, millet, buckwheat (tartary buckwheat), oats (naked oats), barley, millet, millet, coix seed, grain amaranth and kidney beans (kidney beans), mung beans, adzuki beans (red adzuki beans, adzuki beans), broad beans, peas , Cowpeas, lentils (lentils), black beans, etc. It is characterized by short growing period, small planting area, special planting area, low yield, and generally rich in nutrients.

The argument of whole grains has a long history. The Chinese people’s dietary habit of taking whole grains, grains, and grains as the main body has been followed for thousands of years. As early as two thousand years ago, the book "Huang Di Nei Jing" proposed that grains are nourishment. Five fruits are for help, five animals are for benefit, and five vegetables are for filling. Usually people think that rice and wheat are fine grains, and miscellaneous grains refer to other grains. The whole grains we are talking about are actually a big family, including a variety of cereals and legumes, such as millet, corn, brown rice, buckwheat , Barley, oats, sweet potatoes, black beans, broad beans, mung beans, peas, etc.

What are the whole grains?

Kidney beans of whole grains, commonly known as second season beans or kidney beans, belong to the leguminous phase. Kidney beans are suitable for planting in temperate and tropical high-altitude areas. They are more resistant to cold and light, which are cross-pollinated beans and short-day crops. Kidney beans are rich in nutrition. Per 100g kidney beans contain 23.1 grams of protein, 1.3 grams of fat, 5.9 grams of carbohydrates, 6.9 grams of kidney beans, 76 mg of calcium and rich B vitamins. Fresh beans are also rich in vitamin C.

The mung bean of whole grains, also known as green bean, is named for its green color. It is the mature seed of the legume herb mung bean and has been cultivated in China for more than two thousand years. The pharmacological effects of mung bean are lowering blood lipid, lowering cholesterol, anti-allergic, anti-bacterial, anti-tumor, enhancing appetite, protecting liver and kidney. It is the traditional legume food of the Chinese people. The protein content of mung bean is almost three times that of japonica rice, and there are more vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other inorganic salts than japonica rice.

Adzuki beans of whole grains, also known as red adzuki beans, adzuki beans, red adzuki beans, colored beans, rice beans, rice beans. Chinese adzuki beans are mainly distributed in North China, Northeast China, the Yellow River and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The planting area is larger in Henan, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Northeast China, followed by Anhui, Hubei, Jiangsu and Taiwan. The other provinces, cities and districts have small planting areas or sporadic planting.

Broad beans of whole grains, also known as red beans, buddha beans, red beans, Sichuan beans, Japanese beans and Luo Han beans. Annual or biennial herb. It is used as food, vegetables and feed, and green manure. Broad beans are cultivated all over China and are important crops for both grain, vegetable and fertilizer. It is mainly used for interplanting rice and wheat fields and interplanting arable crops between rows, picking green and tender pods for vegetables or harvesting, and turning the stems for green manure.

Whole grains of pea, also known as wheat pea, cold bean, wheat bean, snow peas, bidou, hemp, national bean, broad bean (Wu Chinese), etc. Soft-pod peas are also called snow peas. Pea The area near Shanghai is called "Xiaohandou". Pea is a leguminous plant. It originated in western Asia, the Mediterranean region, Ethiopia, and western Asia Minor. Because of its strong adaptability, it has a wide geographic distribution throughout the world.

The lentils of whole grains are annual or perennial herbs. Also known as lentils and corn peas. A kind of food and green manure are used for both. Originated in southwest Asia and eastern Mediterranean. Lentils are long-day crops and are also neutral. Lentils are long-day crops and are also neutral. Like a warm and dry climate. Strong drought tolerance but not moisture tolerance.

Black beans of whole grains, black seeds of legumes, soybeans. Also known as black beans and black beans, they are sweet and flat. Black beans are high in protein and low in calories. The surface is black or gray-black, smooth or with zou lines, shiny, and has a pale yellow-white oblong seed navel on one side. The content of trace elements in black beans such as zinc, copper, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, fluorine, etc. are very high, and these trace elements are very important for delaying human aging and reducing blood viscosity.

Whole grains of sorghum, Gramineae, sorghum. Annual herb. The stalk is solid with a pith in the center. Tillers or branches. The leaves are corn-like, thick and narrow, waxed, smooth, and the midribs are white. The comprehensive utilization of sorghum grains, spikes (inflorescence), ear necks, and stalks is the traditional habit of sorghum cultivation in China. Sorghum grains are processed into sorghum rice, which is used as food in my country, North Korea, the former Soviet Union, India and Africa.

Millet of whole grains, namely millet. There are various crops growing on the ground, but they are collectively referred to as "grains", which shows the importance of grains in agriculture. The millet milled from the millet nurtured the ancient Chinese nation. In China, valley cultivation has a long history of 7000 years. But the fly in the ointment is that corn has always been a delicious low-yield crop, with a yield of less than a hundred catties per mu.

Whole grains of buckwheat, plants of the genus Polygonaceae buckwheat, common buckwheat, tartary buckwheat and golden buckwheat of the same genus can all be used as food, but buckwheat, unlike other food crops, does not belong to the grass family, it is a dicotyledonous plant. Buckwheat evolved from wild buckwheat, but wild buckwheat is a vine, and buckwheat has erect stems. The buckwheat seeds are triangular in shape and are covered by a hard shell. The buckwheat seeds are ground and eaten.

Whole grains oats, also known as brome and wild wheat. Oats are generally divided into two categories: palea type and naked grain type. The oats cultivated in various countries around the world are mainly palatable, often called bark oats. The oats cultivated in my country are mainly naked-grain type, often called naked oats. There are many aliases for naked oats, which are called naked oats in North China; jade oats in the northwest; oats, sometimes also called naked oats in the southwest; and bell oats in the northeast.

Whole grain barley, with a nutty fragrance, high carbohydrate content, medium protein, calcium, and phosphorus content, and a small amount of B vitamins. Because barley contains a small amount of gluten (a flexible protein), it cannot be used as a porous bread. It can be used as a non-fermented food. In North Africa and parts of Asia, barley flour is used to make oatmeal. Barley is the main food in these areas. one.

The millet of whole grains belongs to the genus Gramineae, also known as millet, rice, grass and millet. The broomcorn millet has a short growth period and is drought-tolerant and barren-tolerant. It is the main food crop in arid and semi-arid areas and one of the main rice crops in China. There are soft broomsticks and hard broomsticks. Soft millet is also called millet. The rice milled from soft millet is called soft rice. The famous Shaanbei rice wine is made from this rice. Press the soft rice into noodles to make cakes, fried cakes and jujube cakes. The hard millet is ground into rice, which is called yellow rice.

The coix seed of whole grains is also known as coix seed, coix seed, coix seed, soil corn, coix seed, coix seed, coix pearl, grass bead, back rice, rice kernel, six millet. Barley is a good medicine for replenishing the body. According to laboratory analysis by the medical department, barley contains 16.2% protein, 4.6% fat, and 79.2% sugar. Stewed pork knuckles, ribs and chicken with barley in winter is a nourishing food. In summer, using barley to cook porridge as a cold drink of ice barley is a good heat-relief tonic. The seeds and roots of barley can be used as medicine to cure diseases.