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Job’s Tears (Adlay / Yi Yi Ren)

Coix lacryma-jobi · Yì Yǐ Rén Rafraîchissant

Chewy pearl-shaped grain with resistant starch and coixanol — swapped for rice in light summer congee.

Job’s tears, or adlay millet, are chewy, pearl-shaped grains cooked like barley in congee, soups and teas across East and Southeast Asia. They provide resistant starch, protein and a distinctive group of compounds called coixanols.

Points nutritionnels

  • ✓Contains coixanols and coix seed oil
  • ✓Good source of plant protein and magnesium
  • ✓Resistant-starch grain with a chewy bite
  • ✓Traditional light grain for summer congee

Usages alimentaires quotidiens

  • ●Cooked 50/50 with rice in light congee
  • ●Simmered with red beans in a classic sweet soup
  • ●Toasted and brewed as a nutty grain tea
  • ●Added to vegetable soups and grain bowls

Comment le déguster

20–50g dried grain, rinsed and soaked 1 hour, then cooked like rice (about 40 minutes). Lightly toasting first deepens flavour.

Recherche moderne

Adlay polysaccharides, ferulic acid and coixanols are investigated for anti-inflammatory and skin-related effects; the grain remains a valued whole-food staple across Asia.

⚠ Précautions

Traditionally avoided in large amounts during early pregnancy; enjoy as an ordinary rotation grain rather than a daily concentrate.

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Job’s tears, or adlay millet, are chewy, pearl-shaped grains cooked like barley in congee, soups and teas across East and Southeast Asia. They provide resistant starch, protein and a distinctive group of compounds called coixanols.

Job’s Tears (Adlay / Yi Yi Ren) Comment manger? +

20–50g dried grain, rinsed and soaked 1 hour, then cooked like rice (about 40 minutes). Lightly toasting first deepens flavour.

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Traditionally avoided in large amounts during early pregnancy; enjoy as an ordinary rotation grain rather than a daily concentrate.

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