Brown rice

Rice was the secret of Asia for many years. Only later did travelers introduce rice into ancient Greece, and when Alexander the Great brought it to India, rice finally found its way to other corners of the world.

Brown rice is nature’s perfect food. As much for its delicious flavor as for its nutritive qualities, it is now enjoys widespread popularity. The only difference between brown rice and white rice is the removal of the husk.

This type of rice is also called ‘cargo rice’. Brown rice almost always contains some green grains that were not fully ripe at the time of harvesting.

Brown rice is a quality source of the vitamin B1, B2, B3 and B6 as well as manganese, iron, selenium, magnesium, phosphorus and the trace minerals. Vitamin E is only found in brown rice.

Additionally, brown rice includes a good supply of protein and gamma-oryzanol, an extract of rice bran oil that has been used to treat digestive, menopausal and cholesterol problems.
Brown rice