Malt health benefits: Can it help fight depression ?

Updated: Dec 30, 2021 | 12:10 IST
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Malt is a food known to man from the days of ancient Egypt. It's made of sprouted barley, which makes it more nutritious and easier to digest. Beverages like beer and malted drinks are made out of malt extracts, a liquid expressed from the sprouts. Malt powder is commercially sold by big brands as healthy food drink powder to be added to milk. Chockfull of potassium, fibre, folate, vitamin B6, malt is a nutritionally dense food with many health benefits.

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Health Benefits of Malt

Apart from being nutrient-rich, malt has many health benefits from improving digestion to reducing cholesterol. It is also a rich source of fibre. Here are some of its key health benefits.
  1. Helps recovery: Malt is teeming with nutrients that help you recover from physical stress and injury.
  2. Builds stronger bones: Malt is a source of vitamin D and calcium, which is important for skeletal health.
  3. Improves skin: Riboflavin is vitamin B-2, which is an important nutrient for our body. It helps in maintaining and improving good skin and optical health.
  4. Boosts mental health: A compound in malt extract called Hordenine heightens the mood by activating the brain's receptor for the "feel-good" hormone dopamine.
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Other health benefits of malt:
  • Supports digestive health
  • Good for heart health
  • Lowers cholesterol
  • Great source of fibre
  • Helps in the formation of blood cells
  • Great source of antioxidants
Nutritional composition of malt

100gm of malt has the following nutritional composition.

Nutritional fact

Measure %(DV)

Calories

85

Fat

5%

Carbohydrates

3%

Potassium

4%

Iron

1%

Calcium

9%

Vitamin C

0%

Magnesium

3%

Fiber

2%

Cobalamin

6%

Sodium

2%

Protein

6%

Cholesterol

3%



Malt milk powder makes for a great health drink mix. You can add a heaped teaspoon into a glass of milk with some sweetener and drink it as a meal replacement.

Malt can also elevate the taste and texture of cakes, cookies, brownies and bread with its unique flavour profile. Malted milk powder can be added to pancake batter to make it extra healthy and delicious.

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