brown rice?

Question

i know that brown rice is better for you then white rice but why is that? what does brown rice have that white rice doesnt have?

Answer 1

Brown rice has the natural layer of bran intact... white rice has this removed. It's like a baked potato with or without the skin. Like a potato the bran layer of rice contains fiber and naturally occuring nutrients such as magnesium, manganese, and zinc. Some white rice is fortified with these, but that's not the same as naturally occuring vitamins and minerals. Also the bran makes the rice a complex carb - it is better because it helps to make the rice less digestible... which is actually better for you in the long run.

Answer 2

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Brown Rice vs White Rice
White rice actually starts out as brown rice, but the husk, bran and germ are removed and only the starchy core is left. Brown rice has had just the outer husk removed, which is inedible, but the bran and germ remain. In short, the main difference between the two is that milling has removed the outer husk layer of brown rice turning it white.
The question is, does this process affect the nutritional quality of the rice? Most definitely, YES! Within the bran layer that has been stripped off to produce white rice were nutrients of vital importance in the diet, thus making white rice a loser in the nutrition game.
Fiber is dramatically low in white rice. If you’re used to eating white rice and you shift to brown, you may notice a positive change in your ‘restroom regularity’. Shifting back to white rice after a long period on brown rice could also indicate the advantages of eating high-fiber brown rice; some people experience constipation when they return to white rice demonstrating how the digestive system clearly benefits from the high fiber content of brown rice.
The following chart shows the nutritional differences between brown and white rice. Fiber is dramatically lower in white rice, as are the oils, most of the B vitamins, and important minerals.

Answer 3

rosetta is wrong. Rice have coats on them. These coats are brown, thus you get brown rice. The coats are healthy for you because they contain insoluble fiber. This is the same kind of fiber you get when you eat veges. They clean your intestines and help digestion. There are other things that white rice don't have either but I'm just telling you the big thing for now.

Answer 4

It has all the nutrients and is health giving.... White rice lacks these health giving nutrients...

Answer 5

Starch & bleach. Seriously. They bleach the rice white... and its much more starchy due to that.

Answer 6

it doesnt have so much starch in it that can de-function your body , it is a more natural grain that adds much protein to your health