Oatmeal is made by removing the outer husk of the oak kernel. The groat , or inner portion of the kernel, is scoured to remove some of the outer skin. Then it is partially cooked by steaming, then rolled. The product is packaged in boxes or sacks. Oats are a cereal grain and belong to the same family of plants as wheat, rice, corn, and barley.
Oats have a higher food value than any other cereal grain.
They are rich in starch and high- quality protein. Oats are the best grain to feed horses and many farmers use the straw from oats as bedding for their livestock. Russia produces more oats than any other country followed by the United States, Canada, and the nations of northwestern Europe. The main kinds of cultivated oats include common oats, red oats, side oats, and hull-less oats. Common oats are the type most widely grown in the United States.