how many grams in a teaspoon of oat bran?

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• How many grams in a teaspoon of oat bran?
  About 2.21 g level. That's a small enough quantity that heaping versus level only swings you by a gram or so, but if you're stirring three teaspoons into a yogurt bowl across the week, that drift compounds. For tracking soluble fiber intake, treat one level teaspoon as contributing roughly 0.3-0.4 g of beta-glucan.
• Is one teaspoon of oat bran enough to do anything nutritionally?
  On its own, not really — the cholesterol-lowering claim associated with oat beta-glucan is built around 3 g of beta-glucan per day, which takes 3-4 tablespoons of oat bran, not teaspoons. A teaspoon stirred into yogurt is more about texture and a small fiber bump than hitting that threshold.
• Can I sprinkle a teaspoon of oat bran on yogurt without cooking it?
  Yes. Oat bran is already steamed and rolled during processing, so it's safe to eat raw straight from the box. The texture stays slightly chewy if you eat it immediately; let it sit in the yogurt for 5-10 minutes and the bran hydrates and softens, which most people prefer over the dry sprinkle.

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