How Healthy Are Your Oats?

Oat foods are commonly consumed as healthy breakfast options and their nutritional value is well recognised. Oats are a rich source of fibre, micronutrients and non-nutrient bioactive compounds, but at the same time cereals including oats can be contaminated with mycotoxins. To fully understand the nutritional benefits and potential food safety risks of oat consumption, this study aims to assess the nutritional composition of an oat food and the bioavailability of bioactive oat constituents and their metabolite profile in urine of volunteers consuming a single portion of an oat breakfast. This study requires 16 healthy volunteers to consume one portion of oats and collect their urine over 48 hours after the test meal. No other sample collection is required.