What is the difference between Brown Rice and White Rice?
Brown Rice – Only the outermost layer (husk) of the rice is removed. Since the bran is not removed, it is considered as a whole grain. White Rice – The bran layer underneath is removed. In the process of removing the bran, several vitamins, dietary minerals, essential fatty acids and fiber are lost. Even though some of the vitamins and iron are added back to the white rice to make it “enriched”, Magnesium is one mineral that is not added back. One cup of cooked long grain brown rice has 195gm Magnesium, whereas white rice has mere 19gm. Fiber wise, 1 cup cooked brown rice has 3.5 gm fiber, whereas white rice has less than 1 gm. What are the benefits of consuming Brown Rice? 1. Higher nutritional value. 2. Less constipating than white rice. 3. Allows better digestion. How to prepare Brown Rice before cooking? 1. Washing the brown rice before cooking is key. 2. Soaking it for 2 hours in warm water activiates more enzymes in the rice, which makes it possible to obtain a more complete amin
