White rice and brown rice, which is more nutritious?

Brown rice contains a lot of nutrients because it does not go through the milling process like white rice, but it makes it difficult to digest if you eat a lot.

Nutrition expert Nguyen Moc Lan said that white rice is the kind of rice that has been milled with rice husk, bran and sprouts, so some nutrients are lost. And brown rice just peeled away the rice husk, there are still layers of bran wrapped around so many nutrients still remain.

In terms of energy levels, these two types of rice are almost the same: in a 100g of rice, 358 Kcal are found, and 344 Kcal in white rice. The difference is that the fiber in rice is many times more than white rice. Therefore, people who eat brown rice have a longer feeling of fullness, blood sugar does not increase, suitable for overweight and obese people. In addition, other ingredients such as phosphorus, iron, magnesium, potassium in brown rice are also more than white rice. Therefore, brown rice is more nutritious than white rice.

People who eat brown rice have a longer feeling of fullness, their blood sugar does not increase.(Photo: Chowhound).

"However, it does not mean that white rice is not good," Mulan expert said. White rice is soft and easy to eat, so it is suitable for everyone to use every day. Children, the elderly, weak, skinny people, pregnant women, people who are fostering health should eat white rice, eating more brown rice will make it difficult for the digestive process.

Experts also said that many opinions suggest that brown rice contains arsenic, a heavy metal, which is more toxic than white rice. In fact, arsenic content in rice depends on the type of rice and the place of planting. Consumers need to refer to the source of rice when buying.

Should choose to buy new rice because it also contains many nutrients. If you buy rice for a long time, it is easy to get pale. Rice packed in a plastic bag, open the rice bag to finish, must be fastened, avoiding the air into the rice bag will be malnourished. Cooking rice with a rice cooker should be used always, avoid leaving excess rice from one meal to the other, losing a lot of nutrition.