The outermost layer of rice, called the hull, is removed to make brown rice.
All white rice starts out as brown rice. A milling process removes the rice’s husk, bran, and germ. This process increases white rice’s shelf life but removes much of its nutrition, including fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
Brown rice is a whole grain. It contains more overall nutrition than the white rice and reduces the risk of heart disease and diabetes. It reduces the level of HbA1c and bad cholesterol
Brown rice is generally higher in fiber than white rice.which has many health benefits
- feel fuller faster, which can aid in weight management
- lowers cholesterol
- control blood sugar
- reduced risk of heart disease
- nourish gut bacteria
- Rice crop is known to be contaminated with arsenic, whether white, brown, organic, or conventional.
FDA issued a statement discouraging pregnant women from using rice or rice cereals as the primary grain staple due to arsenic contamination.
- White rice has very less arsenic, since the bran layer has been totally removed.
- Brown rice is more nutritious but contains arsenic.
- If the intake is limited then brown rice is preferred.
- One should limit the intake of rice and eat a variety of cereals
- Basmati rice has the least amount of arsenic and all the vitamins and the minerals