Barley Vs. Oats
Asla' Bin Asqa' Al-Aa'waji ~ أَسْلع بن الأسقع الأعوجي
From our group archive dated April 30th, 2011
On Saturday, April 30, 2011 9:03:51 AM UTC+3, Wathilah Bin Asqa' wrote:
Some people think that OATS are the barley & they use Quaker's Oats for making Talbinah.
Attached picture is for barley & Oat grains, you can see the difference that OATS are longer than barley.
Fiber layer is thicker for the barley grains & seed size is fatter than that of the oats, furthermore, Glycemic Index of barley is lower than oats. And it is a beauty that GI for pure barley bread (with husk) is the lowest as 27, it exhibits Allah's Hikmat that Why He Selected Barley for His most beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam.
Glycemic index of oats is higher than barley. You can see the attached Excel file for a complete list of GI values.
If you need to keep yourself & your family protected from Diabetes, High Cholesterol, Metabolic Syndrome, constipation, bleeding piles, clogged arteries, etc. you will have to introduce barley bread in your house and in your community, & the more you delay the barley bread, the more you will be pushed towards diseases.
Glycemic Index (GI) is a numerical scale used to indicate how fast and how high a particular food can raise our blood glucose (blood sugar) level. A food with a low GI will typically prompt a moderate rise in blood glucose, while a food with a high GI may cause our blood glucose level to increase above the optimal level.
Since insulin helps glucose get into cells where energy is made, insulin is vital to fueling the body. However, too much insulin secretion over long periods of time can cause problems. Research shows that prolonged exposure to elevated levels of insulin can cause:
- high triglycerides
- high "bad" LDL cholesterol
- low "good" HDL cholesterol
- high blood pressure
- insulin resistance
- increased appetite
- obesity
- risk of developing or exacerbating type 2 diabetes
When a certain combination of these disease-promoting factors is present all at once, the constellation of symptoms is called Metabolic Syndrome. The presence of these symptoms also raises a person's risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and prostate or breast cancer.
