BENEFITS OF USING HAND POUNDED RICE OVER POLISHED WHITE RICE

Food experts who have researched the benefits of brown rice say this rice releases sugar slowly and it has a balanced amount of nutrients like fibre, protein, iron, etc.

 Polished rice loses all major nutrients — iron, vitamins, zinc, magnesium among others — during the process of polishing at rice mills and this results in people eating only the “waste”  — the bagasse of rice, and thereby contract many diseases. 

 

The selenium present in hand-pound rice reduces the risk of serious illnesses like cancer of the large intestine, cardiac diseases and arthritis.  The high amount of magnesium keeps the nervous system healthy and helps fighting asthma.

Besides, it keeps cholesterol levels under control and as a result, helps to control body weight. The phytonutrients present in this rice keeps breast cancer away.

The fibre in this rice helps avoid Type II diabetes. Since hand-pound rice is whole grain with bran, it is easy to digest and it facilitates easier bowel movement, helping people avoid a major problem — constipation.