Betavivo oats

A tenner!!!!!

Seems very expensive, all oats are known to reduce cholesterol levels due to the beta-glucan content, personally I'd be saving my money and opting for a cheaper product if you want to try eating oats in your diet.

'Betavivo contains natural raw materials from oat bran, cornmeal and fructose (from apple).'

Admittedly only 0.73 g/portion, but why add any?

I'd pass on principle.

They have obviously produced a product that fulfils the new regulations to make a health claim. You need 3g of beta glucan a serving.
Apparently this is based on 30g of carbohydrates from oats yielding 4g of beta glucan.
Somehow this product has yield of 8.5g beta glucan for each 30g of carbohydrates
( manufacturers site)

On their site they link to the permission from the EU for the health claim and also to a randomised trial using a concentrated source (high molecular weight) of beta glucan derived from oats. http://betavivo.co.uk/science/
Both the submission for a health claim was from a company called Creanutrion who produces the oat bran with a high beta glcuan content They also supplied the product which was used in the RCT trial conducted by a reputable researcher that supported the claim.
I couldn't link this particular ingredient to Betavivo . Nevertheless it sounds like it is this is ingredient (or one very similar)
The fructose is a very low amount from apple it's not HGFS.
There seems to be evidence to support their claims (else they wouldn't be able to make them); Creanutrition also seems to have been very clever in 'suggesting' to the EU that the health claim should revised and be based on normal servings; it also means that other oat products have to be very careful in what they say)

Personally I have a bit of a prejudice against functional foods and would prefer not to use them but I can see the attraction. I prefer real foods, and at a pound a serving. I'll stick with my ordinary oats and almonds (almonds are good for lowering cholesterol too but you probably need more than the sprinkling I use)


For comparison 40g of ordinary Quaker oats gives you 1.41 g
40g of Morning flake Oatbran gives you 2.3g so just over 2/3

Share holder food to feed the industrial dependant population.
That's what we are ... dependent.
For money fuel food transport communication etc.
We have become as dependant as a baby on it's mothers teat.
This is the definition of modern freedom.
Dependency.

HpprKM said:

Noblehead - yes, probably will ;-)

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Try if you can to purchase Steel Cut or Pinhead Oats as they breakdown more slowly the the likes of Instant Oats, as your a type 2 you want to be careful on the portion size so do test after eating them to see how they effect your bg.