The difference between grass beads and barley

Grass beads and barley are two similar foods, especially after shelling, it is more difficult to distinguish between them. Many merchants may sell grass beads as barley rice with inferior quality. In fact, the price of grass beads is much lower than that of barley, and its nutritional value is far lower than that of barley. So what's the difference between grass beads and barley? How can you tell the difference?

I. the difference between grass beads and barley.

Grass beads are also called Huimi, Coix beads, Sichuan Valley, grass Bodhi or Bodhi, which is the seed of the wild Coix of the genus Coix, with a hard and shiny shell, like paint. Because there are natural holes and luster in the middle of the grass bead shell, people often use it to make door curtains, Buddha beads or bracelets. Coix seed, also known as Coix seed, Coix seed and so on, is widely planted in China, Japan and Vietnam. It is a traditional grain resource for both medicine and food, and is known as "the king of Gramineae plants in the world".

The main difference between grass beads and barley is that the shell of grass beads is larger than that of barley, the shell is hard and smooth and has its own luster, the shell of barley is smaller than grass beads, the shell is thin and brittle and has no luster. After shelling, the color is milky white and slightly cyan, while the grass bead color is milky white and slightly transparent. In addition, the nutritional value of barley is much higher than that of grass beads.

Second, how to distinguish between barley and grass beads

The nutritional value of barley and grass beads is very different. When buying barley in the market, the distinction between the two is mainly made by seeing and tasting. The surface of barley is smooth, occasionally with residual yellowish-brown seed coat, grass beads are not smooth, and occasionally have residual reddish-brown seed coat. If you choose a broken barley, the cross section of barley is white and powdery, while the cross section of grass beads is white or translucent horniness. In addition, take a raw small barley rice to chew in the mouth, the real little barley rice is slightly sweet, and after chewing, there is a feeling of sticking teeth, while the raw grass beads taste hard, no sweetness, and no feeling of sticking teeth.

With regard to barley and grass beads, we will stop here. We must pay attention to the distinction when buying in the market, so as to avoid being inferior by illegal merchants, it is best to go to brand merchants to buy.