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Nutritional Benefits of Unpolished Rice by Subramanian Ananthanarayanan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. Unpolished brown rice is more nutritious than white rice as it retains the bran and germ layers which contain proteins, vitamins, and minerals. 2. Japanese scientists found that unpolished rice may protect against heart disease in addition to being more nutritious. 3. The bran and germ layers removed during polishing, while nutritious for humans, are usually used only for animal feed. A diet of just white rice can lead to malnutrition and diseases like beriberi.
- Author
- Subramanian Ananthanarayanan
- Language
- EN