Unpolished Rice Vs. Polished Rice (Ep. 1)
Having heard of the some healthcare professionals’ advices to consume of unpolished rice (also known as Brown rice) vs. polished rice, me and my fiancé bought a packet of it to try. As we have predicted, I was difficult to cook and not very pleasant to eat. That’s why I have actually browsed the net for certain cooking methods when I come across the below info:
| UNPOLISHED RICE (Weight: 165g) Energy: 985KJ Proteins: 4.3g Fats: 1.8g Carbohydrates: 53.0g Fibre: 2.5g Calcium: 7mg Iron: 0.8mg Vitamin B1: 0.23mg Vitamin B2: 0.23mg Vitamin B3: 3.1mg |
POLISHED RICE (Weight: 165g) Energy: 861KJ Proteins: 3.6g Fats: 0.5g Carbohydrates: 48.8g Fibre: 1.3g Calcium: 2mg Iron: 0.3mg Vitamin B1: 0.02mg Vitamin B2: 0.02mg Vitamin B3: 1.3mg |
Only till now that I realized how much good stuffs have been scraped away when we eat the softly textured and the beautifully presented whitish polished rice. Just check out the protien, fats, carbo, fibre, calcium, iron and vitamins lots.
Well, of course it’s not to say that we should avoid having polished rice from now on, it’s just that, if would be better if you can consume more unpolished rice. Bear in mind though that unpolished rice is a little more costly compared to the polished rice due to reasons related to economics of production. For more info about unpolished rice, check out my next episode of posting.
Source: http://www.helium.com/tm/37259/depends-whether-polished-unpolishedpolished
Tags: Brown Rice, Polished Rice, Rice, Unpolished Rice