Monday, January 14, 2013


Steel-Cut Oats
(1/4 cup, dry)
Category
Rolled Oats
(1/4 cup, dry)
140
Steel-cut oats, also known as Irish oats, are a bit lower in calories
160
5 g
But they’re equal in protein.
5 g
27 g
And they have identical carb counts, too.
27 g
4 g
Oats are fibrous. Contrary to popular belief, not all steel-cut oats are higher in fiber than rolled.
4 g
0 g
Hardly any sugar here!
1 g
2.5 g
With identical amounts of fat,
2.5 g
0.5 g
…and a pretty negligible saturated fat content,
0 g
2%
RDA
…is there even a difference? Not in the calcium department. 
2%
RDA
10%
RDA 
And the high iron levels are exactly the same!
10%
RDA

Cue the tiebreaker: Steel-cut oats sit lower on the Glycemic Index.

Steel-Cut Oats: 3
WINNER: STEEL-CUT OATS
Rolled Oats: 1
 

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