White Rice Vs. Brown Rice

[chewyxrage]

Is there really an advantage to eating brown rice vs. white rice?

 

[ohashi]

Much lower GI.

 

[chewyxrage]

Thanks, that was the only advantage I could think of..........but I recalled a thread a while back where someone was questioning why everyone ate brown instead of white.

 

[RobertFontaine]

Brown rice tastes so f*n awful that you never eat too much of it!

 

[heregothere]

brown rice retains the bran along with the endospore -- more nutrients are retained.

if you don't like the taste of brown rice, you're not preparing it properly.

 

[heregothere]

and i almost forgot to add -- brown rice has triple or quadruple the fiber of white rice. reason enough right there.

 

[Cut]

Much lower GI.

I've always thought that until I looked up the ratings myself.

from http://diabetes.about.com

Rice, white

Long grain, boiled 5 min (Canada) 41
Long grain, boiled 15 min 58
Gem long grain (Dainty Food Inc.,
Toronto, Canada) 55
Precooked basmati rice in pouch,
white, reheated in microwave,
Uncle Ben's Express 57

Rice, brown

Brown (Canada) 66±5
Brown, steamed (USA) 50
Brown (Oriza Sativa), boiled
(South India) 50±19

from
http://www.glycemicindex.com/

White rice, type not specified,
boiled (India) 48

White rice, type not specified,
boiled (Canada) 51

Basmati rice, white, boiled 60

Brown rice, boiled (Canada) 66

Brown rice (Oriza Sativa),
boiled (South India) 50



I'd go with heregothere's reasons for choosing brown over white, rather than the GI values.

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

It aint nothing but a fiber thang

 

[chewyxrage]

well, the added fiber is enough to do it for me......thanks for pointing this out.

i really have no qualms about eating brown instead of white........i love how it tastes just the same.....

if your not liking the taste..........add some garlic powder into the mix........diagnosis delicious

 

[ebear]

or toss in some chopped up nuts (even better if sauteed beforehand).