Nutrition and Health benefits That Black Rice Offers
Published on Sep 06, 2010
Black Rice has quickly become known as a ‘super food’. ‘Super foods’ are certain types of foods that offer many consequential health benefits aside from their inherent caloric and nutritional value.
The main thing that separates Black Rice from all the other varieties of rice is its amazingly strong Antioxidant properties; which come from its pigment. This is the same type of pigment found in other types of antioxidant rich foods such as the many varieties of berries. Antioxidants are quickly becoming a staple for scientific food research; anthocyanins are in the flavonoid pigments of Black Rice and are the source of antioxidants. They have been linked to prevention and even treatment of a wide range of medical conditions. In addition to its almost legendary antioxidant properties, Black Rice is also a well known anti-inflammatory food; which helps cut down on general infections and illnesses. In recent studies antioxidants have been found to seriously slow down the aging process, so Black Rice is really worth eating if just for those benefits alone; but it also offers an entire host of other great benefits in addition to that as well.
Research into the uses and applications for Antioxidants has revealed that they are linked to the prevention / treatment of the following areas / conditions:
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Anti- aging
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Heart disease
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Diabetes
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Alzheimer’s disease
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Cancer
Black Rice is a great substitute for traditional antioxidant rich foods such as blueberries which are also much more expensive. Antioxidants are also known to actively break down the nasty types of arterial plaque, and chemically fight high cholesterol levels. The magical thing about Black Rice is that it can do all of this without any harmful side effects such as those that you might find in current prescriptions available from your physician.
On the other end of the spectrum, Black Rice is also a generally super nutritious type of rice, especially when compared to its brethren. Black Rice is very rich in fiber (necessary for a healthy and regulated digestive system), as well as iron, vitamin E and a host of other crucial minerals.
What better way to look out for your health than to enjoy this wonderful almost magical breed of rice. Regular consumption of Black Rice may cut down or completely eliminate many of your future health problems. And what better way to get healthy and stay that way with such a delicious and evocative food that was scarcely available (if at all) at one time.
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User Comments
Bob Brown wrote on Sep 06, 2010
nice article
Maiyim wrote on Sep 27, 2010
nice article! makes me want to eat more black rice! where is all that black rice my japanese husband and i harvested in 2004?!? he left it sitting in our old fashioned wooden granary - i wonder if that has kept it safe from mice and bugs in there? i want to eat it, after reading how great black rice is nutritionally. it is very expensive here in japan - usually sold in packages of about 3-4 ounces for about 10 bucks. we add just a few tablespoons of it to a cup or two of raw rice. it turns the whole pot of rice a beautiful pale purple color. pink rice is for very special celebrations here.
Corrin Malone wrote on Jan 02, 2011
wonderful and informative article. i learned about black rice on a morning news show. i am very interested and will be purchasing black rice to cook and eat to improve my health. i am also going to inform my family about black rice as we all can benefit from it. i'm so glad to have learned about this great food.
Georgia Gruver wrote on Jan 04, 2011
good article. i heard about this on tv. aren 't people also using this because it has a low glycemic load? does anyone know thd e glycemic load of black rice?
Joyce anaeitzelt wrote on Jan 16, 2011
how and where can black rice be purchased? needed and want.
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Pam wrote on Jan 30, 2011
i just finished my first black rice ! it is delicious! i am a new borderline diabetic. never on medications, lost 26 lbs & am now at my ideal weight & a1c. now. inever new how bad my cup of plain white minute rice was for my carb count. it was a favorite treat before the diabetis wake up call! this black stuff is delicious! i'm 62 years old. i see the carbs are high but after it is prepared how much can i eat for a snack or a meal? please email an answer asap thanks, pam
OaOqHhItDm wrote on Jun 16, 2011
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sinhvienmiennui wrote on Mar 25, 2011
i don\'t know black rice and black glutinous rice the same?
i want to know about nutrition and health benefits of black glutinous rice.
can help me. tks
Chitra wrote on Apr 11, 2011
your articles are very nice & informative. for anyone, who may be interested, i have recently come into contact with a raw, organic purple rice supplement, alpha pxp royale. it is milled to a very fine powder - 100 pounds of rice = 1 pound of pxp royale. so, you can just imagine the concentration of healing benefits from even one teaspoon. i have been taking it daily for about 3 months, and am happy to report that i sleep well every night, my moods are positive, my mind is clear, & digestion/elimination has improved. it is excellent for diabetics. check it out at www.canopyofhealth.com contact info for ordering is on the webiste.
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D. Russell July 21, 2011 wrote on Jul 22, 2011
i was at the doctors and was reading on broccoli i saw a picture of black rice read the article went out brought a bag. i have been using it every since. i not only told a few friend; i gave them some to try, now they are using it also. loving it
bonzia wrote on Sep 03, 2011
black rice is wonderful but i am concerned about the calories
Pat Smith wrote on Sep 21, 2011
interested in how much black rice should be eaten per day. saw an article that said black rice is useful in treating alzheimer's.
H Fife wrote on Sep 23, 2011
tastes delicious. just had first taste
yesterday. i have restless lef syndrome and stimulants set it off. after eating the rice i moticed an increase in rls. does this have any stimulant properties due to the color and all.
Kathryn Kadel wrote on Oct 24, 2011
i live in ontario, canada and recently purchased a bag of rice at a local zehrs store in the natural valu dept. called lundberg black japonica which is a blend of black and mahogany rice...it's very tasty...i made a concoction of this rice with some mashed white turnip and mashed butternut squash with a little cut-up green onion (the firm end) and the rice almost had the texture of fine ground beef...black rice is unhulled so it's not as prone to rancidity as brown rice...my rice turned out very soft; i first soaked it in some hot water for about 1/2 hr., drained the water...i used 1/4 c. rice...i boiled a little over a half cup of water, i boil the water first, then add the rice, stir slightly, turn down the heat to simmer (min.) in a pot with a fairly tight fitting lid...just keep checking the rice until the water is all gone...the lundberg family farms have very good farming practices as well...hope you like it as much as i do.
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Kim Caldwell wrote on Feb 12, 2012
i can't find black rice in my glycemic index. can you tell me where ir falls and the glycemic load?