Oats are one of our four types of grain and a fantastic raw material. Not only do oats help keep the stomach in balance, but it has also been shown to lower the cholesterol level in the blood and provide a smoother blood sugar curve.The history of oatsOats, Avena sativa, the origin of our cultivated oats, is most likely large oats, Avena sterilis. The earliest archaeological finds of domesticated oats, characterised by the little axe remains on the rock at full maturity, are from south-eastern Europe and dated to just over 6,000 years old.The f…