Brown rice is always said to be a better alternative for rice. also with all the additional nutrients and antioxidants, brown rice has great health benefits,
But is this all true?
Nutritionist Bhuvan Rastogi shared a post on his Instagram sharing the reality of eating brown rice.
"Is Brown rice healthier than white rice? Is it just a baseless health trend or actual truth?
"All white rice starts out as brown rice before it is polished. All unpolished rice is nowadays sold under the term brown rice.
"Brown rice is the whole grain food and white rice is processed. When the rice grain is polished, the parts called bran and germ are removed. Germ is the part of the rice grain that is rich in minerals and Bran has most of the fiber. Without them, white rice loses most of its Fiber, Vitamins, and Minerals. Glycemic index of cooked White rice is 70+ (high GI) and Brown rice is about 50 (Low to medium GI - very close to atta roti). This means brown rice does not raise blood glucose levels as much as white rice and is better for people with Diabetes.
"Reduction in fiber is a major issue. If our staple diet is mostly rice, it becomes difficult to meet the approximately 25 to 30g fiber/ day demand of the body. As a thumb rule, we should not make anything which is empty calories part of our regular diet (calories without nutrition). If you are worried about taste, just switch to unpolished variety of the rice you already use. Keep it as close to whatever you are comfortable for sustainable long term change.
"So brown rice preference over white rice is not a health trend, it's actually going back to the roots, to a less processed version of rice." read the caption on Instagram
Thus it explains how the myth behind the higher nutrient value of brown rice over white rice is false. In fact, it is quite the opposite.
Therefore, if you want to consume rice it is better to stick to plain old white rice.
