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Canary as food for humans
BIRDSEED AS FOOD
Besides being used as bird food, canary seed can also be used as food for humans, either as flour, sprouts or for the manufacture of vegetable drinks. Let’s take a look at these nutritional uses of canary seed.
Birdseed bread
In some European countries, it is traditional to mix canary seed flour with wheat in order to make a special type of bread with a pleasant taste.
Tender birdseed sprouts
The tender shoots of the plant are also edible and are consumed in some countries with a tradition of eating wild plants, such as France or Switzerland. However, the plant contains alkaloids, so it should be eaten in moderation and only if you know the plant well.
Canary seed drink
Canary seed drink is another variety of vegetable drinks, such as oat, barley or kamut milk, which is used especially to lose weight.
Curiosities. Other uses for birdseed
- The main application for canary seed is in the diet of birds and chicks.
- The plant can be used as fodder, although it has low yield.
- The textile industry obtains a mucilaginous material from the seed flour that is used to polish fine fabrics such as silk and cotton, a kind of “mercerizing”.
- The distillation of the grain produces quality alcohol.
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