Flapjack Facts- Oats
Blackfriars flapjacks are made mainly from oats. Over the years oats have had many different properties have been attributed to them. These include the ability to protect against cancers and heart disease, enhance immune response to infection, stabilize blood sugar, sooth skin conditions and other ailments, as well as use as an antispasmodic, a diuretic, an emollient, a nerve tonic, a supplement, an aphrodisiac, and a stimulant. Quite a remarkable list of properties, but today the most commen medical quality attributed to the oat is the ability to reduce cholesterol.