Rice is a healthy product that should be in everyone’s diet. It supplies the body with B vitamins, minerals - calcium, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, carbohydrates and proteins. Not all rice varieties have the same composition. Some can have great health benefits.
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White rice. Today, this type of rice is not in favor with supporters of a healthy diet. This is a refined product in which there are extremely few useful substances. They are removed during processing, that is, together with the shell. As a result, only high starch content remains in the grain, and minerals with vitamins are much less than in other unprocessed varieties.
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Brown rice. Unpolished brown (or brown) rice is much more useful. The bran shell is not removed from it. It stores all the useful substances of whole grains, in particular, vitamin E, PP, carotene, B, as well as trace elements potassium and magnesium. This rice needs to be cooked longer. If twenty minutes is enough to cook white rice, then the cooking time of brown rice is increased by one and a half times. It is often used for a healthy diet, improves the condition of nails, hair, has beneficial effects on the skin. Japanese scientists have even shown that regular brown brown rice is a good food for 60% and a better ability to absorb information.
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Steamed rice In third place in terms of utility, you can put steamed rice. It is also cleaned of bran husk, not before being subjected to steam treatment. As a result, 80% of the nutrients contained in the shell are not lost, but are transferred to grain. Raw steamed rice grains have a dirty yellow color, partially transparent. But during heat treatment, they become snow-white, do not stick together and have a bright rich taste. Steamed rice is a dietary product used for gastritis.
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Black rice This exotic type of rice is not very common here. Thais use it for salads and desserts. It has a delicate and original herbal flavor. It is inferior to brown in usefulness, but not inferior to white rice. Black rice is an excellent adsorbent that helps to remove unwanted substances from the body, including excess sodium.
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Red rice He comes from France, where he was long considered a weed. Red rice has the highest protein content compared to all other rice varieties. It has a strong rice flavor, so it can be used in herbal salads and for preparing side dishes. A total of 50 g of red rice can be obtained daily protein intake. And at the same time, it contains 350 g of calories in 100 g. With rice, it is easy to follow a weight loss diet, as you can reduce the amount of food you eat and calculate its calorie content.