Nutrients of Oat

The typical composition of wholegrain oat flour and oat bran is presented in the table below:

 Macronutrient content of whole grain oat flour and oat bran1

 

%, as is basis

   

  Whole grain oat flour  

              Oat bran              

Protein 

10 - 17 13 - 24

Starch and sugars   

56 - 62 10 - 50

Fat

 4 - 9 5 - 14

Total dietary fibre

11 - 17 15 - 32

ß-Glucan

2 - 7 6 - 20

1Table has been remodelled from the following references: AACC Committee 1989, Hüttner et al. 2010, Miller et al. 1993, Suddha et al. 2007, Tapola et al. 2005, U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service 2011, Welch 2006, Wood 1993, Wood 2010, Yao et al. 2007, Zhang et al. 2009.

 

U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service 2011

Hüttner et al. 2010

Wood 2010

Zhang et al. 2009.

Suddha et al. 2007

Yao et al. 2007 

Welch 2006

Tapola et al. 2005

Miller et al. 1993

Wood 1993

AACC Committee 1989