According to the nutritional information on the packets the fibre content varies considerably depending on type of oat (how they're cut).
In my example the Pinhead (steel-cut) seems to contain less fibre (4.2g) than the porridge oats (6.6g), rolled oats (9g) or the oatmeal (7.1g).
This doesn't seem to make sense, if like you say; they should all contain the same soluble/insoluble fibre content.
Otherwise, I'd have expected the steel cut to contain the most fibre, then the rolled oats, porridge oats and finally oatmeal. This doesn't seem to be the case according to the manufactures label.
I currently use medium cut oatmeal but I was looking for a porridge with a little more texture and I'm thinking of trying a combination of rolled and porridge oats. I've tried steel cut but they seem to give me problems.
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