Multigrain vs Wholegrain–Which is Better?
We have put down the best of both – multigrain and wholegrain to help you decide which one’s the best. Read on…
Step into a supermarket and browse through the shelves – you’ll find stuff screaming out the terms organic, wholegrain, multigrain, natural and low-fat; and that’s not surprising considering how health-oriented we all have become today.
TV commercials, newspapers and magazines have done an excellent job of keeping us all updated about the dangerous rise in the number of people affected by diseases linked to unhealthy eating habits; and soon enough, all of us started adding low-fat, multigrain and organic foods to our diets in an attempt to stay healthy.
But the tough fight between multigrain and wholegrain is getting difficult to solve, considering how effectively both of them work in improving health.
Multigrain vs Wholegrain
As the name suggests, multigrain foods refer to those foods that have more than one grain type, while wholegrain foods are foods that use all parts of the grain kernel – the endosperm, the germ and the bran.
Wholegrain – The wonderful package
To put it lightly, wholegrain foods are nothing short of superfoods. Their efficiency in maintaining general health and wellness is known all around, and several studies have noted the efficiency of whole grains in preventing major diseases like type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, heart diseases and obesity.
Multigrain – The truth revealed
Multigrain foods may sound a lot more appealing thanks to the assortment of different grains they bring along, all of them powerful in nutritive values; however, most of us tend to forget that all the grains included in the multigrain foods, are stripped of their natural nutritive values by the long refining processes they undergo.
Which is better?
It doesn’t need a brain surgeon to figure out why wholegrain foods are definitely the better option as opposed to multigrain foods. Wholegrain foods hardly undergo any refining process and are therefore, composed of grains at their best, packed with important nutrients (fiber, vitamin B and other minerals).
Choose products having the term ‘whole’ mentioned as their first ingredient – this is because the first ingredient mentioned in the list is usually the one that makes up most of the product. Stay away from misleading signs like 100% wheat or stone-ground; they are not interchangeable with wholegrain.
Healthy adults should try taking at least three servings of wholegrain foods a day. Foods like quinoa, popcorn, bulgar wheat, oatmeal and brown rice are guaranteed whole grains.
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