Brown rice is whole grain multi vitamin rice that has the outer hull inedible and the inner part is edible when boiled. The time taken to cook the brown rice is greater than the normal rice until the outer cover is removed. Brown rice will possess its husk and bran even after processing and so the brown rice is called as wholesome, flushed in vitamins and has a reduced glycemic rate than white rice. It has 8% protein, source of iron, calcium, niacin, thiamine, and riboflavin.
There is myth that Lord Vishnu elicited Earth to give birth to rice and God Indra taught people how to cultivate it. In China, rice is considered as the gift of Animals. Once there was a dangerous disaster and because of that there are no foods for the people to eat. After some months there came a dog with seeds of rice hanging on its tail. The people planted those seeds, rice grown and their hunger vanished. Rice is one of the leading foods that are used throughout the world as a staple food. Rice can be used to make various items such as snacks, desserts, main courses, alcoholic beverages and as a special food for religious purposes. In India rice is used in the education initiation ceremony. During the ceremony, the child is assisted to write the first letter of their language in a plate filled with rice and the word is again written on the child’s tongue with gold. Rice is used in this ceremony as it represents fortune and blessings for the halcyon development of the child.
Brown Rice flake treats type 2 diabetes, lowers bad cholesterol, increase good cholesterol, expands serum glucose, reduces triglyceride, treats symptoms of alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. It has anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory properties. It controls blood sugar, lowers LDL cholesterol levels, improves immune system, prevents osteoporosis as it has 140% of magnesium that helps to strengthen bones, compounds like niacin, thiamin, folate, riboflavin and pantothenic acid regulates metabolism and improves nervous system activity.
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