About 3 billion people worldwide eat rice. Rice is second in production worldwide after nipple. Given that cereals are not the most dietetic food, rice occupies a top position in nutrients and dietary benefits.
- Contains 15 vitamins and minerals
- Excellent source of carbohydrates that are stored in your muscles and give us energy
- Unlike most foods high in carbohydrates rice is low in protein
- Contains all 8 amino acids that help build antibodies, production of hormones and enzymes. Their dietary is important because they can not be formed in the body by itself and must be obtained through proteins. Unlike fats, amino acids are not stored in the body.
- White rice has less nutrients than brown. It contains vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, more protein and iron. Contains six times more vitamin B1 (thiamin), three times more vitamin B2, five times more vitamin 3 (niacin), twice as much vitamin B9 (folic acid). White rice does not contain vitamin K. Both types of rice have vitamin E. Brown rice also contains magnesium and zinc.
- Rice contains starch, which takes care of maintaining a healthy gut
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