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).

 

[bran987]

damn no diff in GI?

hallelujah I can eat sushi again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SoreArms]

I make brown rice egg omelettes.

 

[coldblue1955]

well white rice is bleached.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

well white rice is bleached.

Correct. Its processed, treated with chemicals and much of its nutritional value is gone. I continually wonder why everyone seems to think brown rice, whole wheat or ANY grain (ok barly is an exception) is actually low GI.

 

[JoBu]

Tastes great with some hot sauce

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

 

[Muskrat]

Eat brown rice for all the same reasons you eat wheat bread instead of white. I think the taste and the texture are much better than white. Good brown rice has a nutty flavor and a good bite to it. Love my stir-frys over it. Warning, though. I tried to make brown rice once in my rice cooker and it came out totally jacked up. I've heard some models can handle it okay but most can't, so I just use a saucepan the old fashioned way.

 

[bran987]

I have heard they have brown rice sushi available in california.

I heard it from a vegan though.

are these rumors true????!

I hope so. Dallas is always the 3rd city to get whatever LA dreams up.

 

[SoreArms]

I haven't seen it, would be great. Although, I'm not doing too bad just ordering sashimi.