Monday, November 14, 2005
Golden oldie oats
Some foods keep far longer than expected. A study found that 28 year old rolled oats was still perfectly palatable.To find out, researchers prepared oatmeal from 16 samples of regular and quick-cooking rolled oats that had been stored up to 28 years in sealed containers. A panel of tasters rated the oats on aroma, texture, flavor, aftertaste and overall acceptability. Scientists also analyzed the samples' nutritional quality.
The conclusion? Tasters rated the quality of the old oats from 4.8 to 6.7 on an ascending scale from 1 to 9. Three-fourths considered them acceptable in an emergency.
Technorati tag: Food, Food Storage
posted by I at 9:27 pm
