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Brown Rice
Health Benefits
Rice is grown on every continent except Antartica
and is the staple food for half the world’s population.
The milling and polishing that converts brown rice
into white rice destroys 67% of the vitamin B3, 80%
of the vitamin B1, 90% of the vitamin B6, 50% of the
manganese, 50% of the phosphorus, 60% of the iron
and 100% of the dietary fiber and essential fatty
acids. Brown rice is much healthier
than white. It has a mild
nutty flavor.
low in calories and fat, brown rice is
virtually sodium-free
brown rice contains oryzanol, a
powerful antioxidant, in its outer layers
one cup of brown rice gives you
88.0% of daily manganese, important
for a healthy nervous system
Nutrition Facts
Rice, brown, long-grain
Serving size: 1 cup, cooked without salt (195 g)
Dietary Fiber ...................... 3.5 g
Calories ......................................... 216 kcal
Total fat ......................................... 1.75 g
Saturated fat................................. 0.351 g
Trans fat ........................................ 0 g
Cholesterol . ................................. 0 mg
Sodium .......................................... 10 mg
Potassium ..................................... 84 mg
Carbohydrate . ............................. 44.77 g
Sugars . .......................................... 0.68 g
Protein . ......................................... 5.03 g
Vitamin A . .................................... XX IU
Vitamin C . .................................... XX mg
Calcium ......................................... 20 mg
Iron . ............................................... 0.82 mg
Folate . ........................................... 8 mcg
Magnesium . ................................. 84 mg
protects you from cancer, heart
disease, dementia, and aging
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