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Barley Flour
in Hypoallergenic Dog Treats
Hypoallergenic dog treats use dog treat ingredients like barley flour, oat flour and rice flour. Barley adds nutrients and flavor to your dog's wheat free dog treat recipes effortlessly.
Barley Has a Long History
Barley was one of the first domesticated grains. It was cultivated in ancient Egypt between 6000 and 5000 B.C. and was used at that time for both people and animals. Just as many current athletes use steroids, the gladiators ate healthy barley to strengthen themselves before a fight.
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As recently as the 1500s, barley served as the main ingredient in bread in Europe—and remember, that bread was always considered to be the “staff of life”. In fact, barley grains were among the healthy ingredients actually found in the tomb of the infamous Egyptian King Tut.
Barley and Barley Flour in Today's World
Today you will find barley in foods for humans like cereals, soups, beer and in animal feeds and of course, dog food and dog treats. Barley is even used as a food supplement. You may have seen “barley green” or “barley grass” being sold in capsule form.
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Barley for
Healthy Dog Food and Treats
This is one of the wonder foods that is great for healthy dog treat recipes! Researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture isolated two chemical compounds found in barley and found that they lowered blood cholesterol in animals by 40 percent!In addition, barley’s low sodium and high fiber make it useful for preventing certain types of cancer and for the management of high blood pressure! That makes barley a good choice for your organic dog treats if your dog has a heart condition or suffers from high cholesterol or high blood pressure.
What are the Benefits of Using Barley?
Barley is delightfully rich in vitamins and amino acids and it has a high fiber content. In fact, barley contains the same fiber that is found in oat bran, beta glucan. This gives barley it cholesterol (LDL) level reducing property.Other benefits of barley that are recognized by the American Pharmaceutical Association include: - Diabetes Lower blood sugar levels and lower insulin levels have been recorded in people who consume barley regularly.
- Cancer Spent barley grain fed to rats gave the rats protection against colon cancer. In addition, barley flour has been found to speed up the movement of food through the stomach and intestines. This also lessens the risk of colon cancer.
While much of the information about barley tests has been on rats or people, it is generally assumed to be healthy for dogs and is included in many dog food formulas—vegetarian, hypoallergenic or wheat free or standard off the shelf brands. Many hypoallergenic dog treats use barley as an ingredient. No harmful effects have been reported. Some healthy dog treats recipes for hypoallergenic dog treats that include barley flour are:
If you would like to read about other healthy dog treat ingredients, you can find more information at
dog nutrition
or
healthy dog treat ingredients.
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