ANTIOXIDANTIVE ACTIVITY OF DRY AND GERMINATED SEEDS OF AGRICULTURAL CULTURES - Biochemistry and Biotechnology: Research and Development - page 158

Clinical tests were performed on using germinating seeds of various cultures and clearly
positive results were obtained. Regular consumption of germinating seeds stimulates
metabolism and blood creation, improves immunity, compensates vitamin and mineral
deficiency, normalizes acidic-alkaline balance, promotes digestion and retards aging. It was
established from these investigations that in the analyzed germinated seeds the AO
concentration varied within the limits 1.4 . 10 -2 - 2.1 . 10 -1 М/kg. This relatively high AO
concentration is comparable to the values of AO activity for dry medicinal and spice-aromatic
plants: cloves, Oleoresin of nutmeg, coriander, oregano, Oleoresin of black pepper.
Germinating seeds of wheat, rye and oats are widely used for health-building in diets for
athletes and others in many European countries.

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