How to choose the right buckwheat, rice and semolina: an expert tells what to look for

All cereals, without exception, are very important elements in our diet, each one is special in its way and contains a whole range of useful trace elements and vitamins. In addition, they can be the basis for full-fledged dishes, as well as an addition, for example, rice for stuffed peppers, and buckwheat for cutlets.

Nutritionist Albina Komisarova shared on Instagram how to choose only high-quality cereals to make them as healthy as possible.

Rice

• Good rice should have an even shade
• Yellow rice "says" that the cereal was stored at high humidity.
• There should be a minimum amount of crushed grains.
• More transparent grains will be more crumbly during cooking.

Buckwheat

• Quality buckwheat grains should be exclusively light brown.
• There should be a minimum amount of chopped, crushed grains and dirt.

Semolina

• First of all, shake the packet, and make sure there are no bugs or dirt.
• Remember that M-grade semolina always has a white or light creamy even shade and is softer.
• T-grade groats are yellow, but also have an even shade and are harder. ⠀

Barley

• It should not have dark grains, and they should be of the same size.

Barley groats

• The grains are always yellow-gray and uneven.
• There should be no lumps or impurities.

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