Health Benefits of Black Wheat: A Review

Abstract: Black wheat, instead of a whole grain, is a type of seed that is consumed as food. Their specialty is that they do not grow on grass like other cereals. These are included in the group of other common pseudocellular grains quinoa and amaranth. Even though people often do not like the color of chapati made from black wheat flour due to being dark brown in appearance, but it is much more nutritious than ordinary wheat and it is kept equal to the fruit called Blueberries. Black wheat is very beneficial for diabetes, blood pressure and heart patients. Compared to normal wheat, where it has more anti-glucose elements, due to which it is beneficial for sugar patients, while it also maintains normal blood circulation, which also keeps the heart healthy. Black wheat has a high amount of anthocyanin pigment, due to which it appears black. The amount of anthocyanin in white wheat is 5 to 15 ppm while in black wheat its amount is 40 to 140 ppm. Anthocyanin (a natural anti-oxidant and antibiotic) is found in abundance in black wheat, which proves to be very effective in diseases like heart attack, cancer, diabetes, mental stress, knee pain, anemia. Black wheat contains more antioxidants than regular wheat which keep up the immune system and is also effective in protecting eyes from vision loss and any damage due to free radicals.