They suffer little or no technological change. The minimum handling is provided to make them edible.
The products concerned are mainly cereal products (rice, pasta, flour …) but also sugar.
In its raw state, each grain of cereals is a jacket protects rich in micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), and fiber.
Maintaining full or part of this envelope in the food to eat, is a source of ambiguity:
- Intake of vitamins, minerals and fibers give these foods nutritionally very interesting, but its protective role, the envelope and it also focuses residue chemicals (fertilizers, pesticides) … ..
- Phytates in such foods rich in sound, have a positive effect: they have a preventive effect against colon cancer, and an evil action, they would promote the loss of Iron and Calcium … (more…)
