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Brown, Black, Purple and Red Unlike White on Rice

Brown, Black, Purple and Red Unlike White on RiceWhite rice is missing more than just fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Phytonutrients, such as gamma oryzanol, in brown rice may help explain the clinical benefits, and naturally pigmented rice varieties may be even healthier. Ref. Source 5e.

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I've only eaten brown and a wide variety of white rice but haven't tried the other colors but I'll be interested to know how they taste. Is the nutroitional value about the same among the various colors of rice?

Rice For Health Health & Special Psychology

Genetic engineering tool generates antioxidant-rich purple rice. Researchers in China have developed a genetic engineering approach capable of delivering many genes at once and used it to make rice endosperm -- seed tissue that provides nutrients to the developing plant embryo -- produce high levels of antioxidant-boosting pigments called anthocyanins. The resulting purple endosperm rice holds potential for decreasing the risk of certain cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other chronic disorders. Source 8a.

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Which Rice Has Less Arsenic: Black, Brown, Red, White or Wild? Brown rice contains more arsenic than white, but the arsenic in brown rice is less absorbable, so how does it wash out when you compare the urine arsenic levels of white-rice eaters to brown-rice eaters? Source 5q.

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Warmer temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice. Researchers have found that warmer temperatures, at levels expected under most climate change projections, can lead to higher concentrations of arsenic in rice grains. Source 5k.