Rice is one of the grains which we consume quite often and I cannot imagine living without rice. There were times when I had to stay away from rice due to health issues, but now I know rice is actually nutritious.
It is available in various colours and types and it often gets confusing to choose.
Paddy is dehusked and the outer layers of the brown rice (bran) and germ are stripped off approximately to an extent of 7-10% leaving behind mainly the starchy inner portion which is what we consume.
So rice is basically of below types:
1) brown rice (unpolished rice) retains bran & germ
2) Hand pounded rice (minimally polished rice),
3) Raw (non-parboiled)
4) White rice (fully polished rice),
5) parboiled white rice,
6) quick cooking rice (instant rice)
The information in red is taken from this wonderful informative article. Do read though the entire article.
I knew white rice was bad, but I simply did not have a workable solution. Because I was told brown rice is chewy & tasteless, such an item would take a strong resolve to stick to.
Anyway I went ahead and ordered organic Brown rice and it worked for me. I had been suffering from piles since more than a year and I noticed a relief from constipation after I shifted to Brown rice.
I use the Brown rice by 24 letter mantra.
It is of course different from white rice. It is slightly chewy but definitely not tasteless. According to the pack, genuine brown rice spilts at the centre after cooking.
My review:
It is light brown & I can see the bran and know for sure it contains immense fibre, but it lacks the germ. I even tried germinating it, but it did not sprout proving the germ is absent and so technically it cannot be called brown rice. I am yet to find organic brown rice with the bran & germ intact. If there are any brands available do drop in a comment.
I also tried organic red rice from the same brand, it is almost double the price, more chewy than brown rice.
I regularly buy organic brown rice/red rice from http://www.naturalmantra.com/ & http://www.joybynature.com
So if you want to shift to healthy eating, this is one important change you should make.
It is available in various colours and types and it often gets confusing to choose.
Paddy is dehusked and the outer layers of the brown rice (bran) and germ are stripped off approximately to an extent of 7-10% leaving behind mainly the starchy inner portion which is what we consume.
So rice is basically of below types:
1) brown rice (unpolished rice) retains bran & germ
2) Hand pounded rice (minimally polished rice),
3) Raw (non-parboiled)
4) White rice (fully polished rice),
5) parboiled white rice,
6) quick cooking rice (instant rice)
The information in red is taken from this wonderful informative article. Do read though the entire article.
I knew white rice was bad, but I simply did not have a workable solution. Because I was told brown rice is chewy & tasteless, such an item would take a strong resolve to stick to.
Anyway I went ahead and ordered organic Brown rice and it worked for me. I had been suffering from piles since more than a year and I noticed a relief from constipation after I shifted to Brown rice.
I use the Brown rice by 24 letter mantra.
It is of course different from white rice. It is slightly chewy but definitely not tasteless. According to the pack, genuine brown rice spilts at the centre after cooking.
My review:
It is light brown & I can see the bran and know for sure it contains immense fibre, but it lacks the germ. I even tried germinating it, but it did not sprout proving the germ is absent and so technically it cannot be called brown rice. I am yet to find organic brown rice with the bran & germ intact. If there are any brands available do drop in a comment.
I also tried organic red rice from the same brand, it is almost double the price, more chewy than brown rice.
I regularly buy organic brown rice/red rice from http://www.naturalmantra.com/ & http://www.joybynature.com
So if you want to shift to healthy eating, this is one important change you should make.
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