Maida is
made from wheat. When you grind wheat grains in a mill you obtain wheat flour
and when the wheat flour is pressed through a very fine sieve you obtain Maida.
Maida is refined wheat flour. Wheat flour has the goodness of bran and fiber
and therefore healthy. Maida is very refined wheat flour with all the bran
removed and is pure carb.
Whole
grains are better sources of disease-fighting phytochemicals and antioxidants
than fruits and vegetables. In addition, they have certain valuable antioxidants
not found in fruits and vegetables as also B vitamins, vitamin E, magnesium,
iron and fiber.
Whole wheat
grain is power packed with nutrients. Its consists of the bran, germ and
endosperm
- The bran is the outer cover of the seed and it is rich in minerals, fibers, vitamin B and phytochemicals.
- The germ is the second layer beneath the bran, rich in vitamin B and E and has traces of minerals and phytochemicals.
- Endosperm is the innermost part of the whole wheat grain that’s starchy and extremely rich in protein and carbohydrates.
- Having said this, consumption of whole wheat products has a lot of benefits.
- It increases the feeling of satiation thereby reducing hunger pangs and unnecessary eating.
- Whole wheat is fiber rich and so it helps with easy excretion of stool, relieving constipation.
- Since it stabilizes blood glucose levels, it’s a wise choice for diabetes.
- The minerals and vitamins present in whole wheat help fight cancer, high blood pressure and many heart related diseases.
- It’s said that, eating whole grain daily reduces fatigue and anemia by providing adequate amount of iron to the body.
Whole
grains are believed to be nutritionally superior to refined grains, richer in
dietary fiber, antioxidants, protein, dietary minerals and vitamins. The
greater amount of dietary fibre (almost four times that found in refined
grains) in whole grains in highly beneficial. Some of these protective effects
occur because complex carbohydrates from whole grains are digested and enter
the bloodstream more slowly.
The huge
loss of vitamins and mineral in refined wheat flour has led to widespread
prevalence of constipation and other related digestive disturbance and
nutritional disorders, particularly diabetes. The consumption of white flour is
thus an important contributory cause of diabetes, and its aggravation, if the
disease has already developed.