White Rice And Brown Rice.. Why??
White rice
Amount Per Serving
Calories 200 Calories From Fat 0
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0g
Sodium 5mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 45g 15%
Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars 0g
Protein 5g 10%
Iron 15% • Thiamin 15% • Niacin 8% • Folic 20%
Not a significant source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Calcium. *Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Brown
Amount Per Serving
Calories 150 Calories From Fat 15
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.5g 2%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0g
Sodium 10mg 0%
Potassium 40g 1%
Total Carbohydrate 34g 11%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 0g
Protein 3g 6%
Iron 2% • Thiamin 4% • Niacin 8%
Not a significant source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Calcium. *Percent Daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie
Why does brown have less nutritional value and more fat??
Brown rice and white rice have similar amounts of calories, carbohydrates, fat and protein. The difference between the two lies in processing and nutritional content. If the outermost layer of a grain of rice (the husk) is removed, the result is brown rice. If the bran layer underneath is removed, the result is white rice. Several vitamins and dietary minerals are lost in this removal and the subsequent polishing process. A part of these missing nutrients, such as B1, B3, and iron are sometimes added back into the white rice making it “enriched”, as food suppliers in the US are required to do by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). One mineral that is not added back into white rice is magnesium; one cup (195 grams) of cooked long grain brown rice contains 84 mg of magnesium while one cup of white rice contains 19 mg.
When the bran layer is removed to make white rice, the oil in the bran is also removed. Rice bran oil may help lower LDL cholesterol.[1]
Among other key sources of nutrition lost are fatty acids and fiber.
In addition to having greater nutritional value, brown rice is also said to be less constipating than white rice. Although this effect also depends on natural adaptation to the product by its users and whether or not the rice has been washed prior to cooking, brown rice generally allows better digestion.
Your Serving sizes are different.
1) It takes more white rice to fill your needs
2) White rice has ADDED(fake) things to make it nutritional because it was stripped away in processing.
3) White Rice is much Higher in Glycemic index it coverts into sugar very quickly, making it less filling & bouncing your blood sugar all to heck.http://www.glycemicindex.com/