{"id":1781,"date":"2019-06-30T09:47:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T13:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maltproducts.com\/?p=1781"},"modified":"2021-09-20T20:19:50","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T20:19:50","slug":"so-what-exactly-is-malt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maltproducts.com\/maltproducts\/2019\/06\/30\/so-what-exactly-is-malt\/","title":{"rendered":"So what exactly is Malt?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When you hear the word, \u201cMalt\u201d, what do you think of? If you\u2019re like most people, you probably think of malted milkshakes, beer, malt liquor, or maybe malted milk balls.\u00a0 We never really thought of malt as a healthy supplement, but we were wrong!<\/p>\n

Malt is germinated cereal grain (usually barley because of its high enzyme count) that has undergone the process of \u201cmalting\u201d\u2013the grain is germinated by soaking it in water and then dried with hot air. So malt is, essentially, sprouted grains. Sprouting grain in this way releases enzymes, unlocking the grain\u2019s nutritional power.<\/p>\n

Malt can be further processed to produce liquid or powder sweeteners called malt extracts that are used in beverages (beer, malted shakes, energy drinks), baked goods (cakes, pretzels, bread), cereals and snacks (protein bars, yogurts, confections), and other foods.<\/p>\n

The origin of malt can be traced back to early Egypt and was more than likely used as an ingredient in beer way back then.<\/p>\n

\"barley\"<\/p>\n

What are some of the benefits of malt?<\/h2>\n

Antioxidants GALORE!<\/h3>\n