Contents:
- Medical Video: Brown, Black, Purple and Red Unlike White on Rice
- What is purple rice?
- What are the benefits of purple rice for health?
- 1. Antioxidants
- 2. Fiber
- 3. Protein
- How to cook purple rice
Medical Video: Brown, Black, Purple and Red Unlike White on Rice
In Indonesia, most people feel they have not eaten and are not full if the rice has not landed in the stomach. Even though you have eaten bread, noodles, or potatoes. Anyway there is no day without eating rice. Well, so as not to get tired of eating rice, you can try the rice variant which is quite unique, namely purple rice. Come on, get to know more about the benefits of purple rice and the difference with other types of rice.
What is purple rice?
In the world, there are so many rice varieties. The type of rice varies from texture, size, shape, aroma, even color. Purple rice is one type of rice that often grows in Asian countries. This rice will be darker in color after cooking, close to black.
Purple rice is a source of carbohydrates from whole grains such as brown rice or brown rice. Purple rice is available in two forms, a long seed shape, and a stickier seed texture. Both types are gluten free. That means, people with Celiac disease or gluten allergies may consume this type of rice.
Rice from purple rice contains calories similar to other rice from white or brown rice. However, the difference is purple rice is rich in protein, antioxidants, and fiber. Furthermore, about the benefits of purple rice, see the explanation below.
What are the benefits of purple rice for health?
1. Antioxidants
Studies in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry state that purple rice has more antioxidant content than ordinary rice. The dominant antioxidant in purple rice is anthocyanin. This substance is the same as antioxidants in other purple fruits and vegetables, such as blueberries and eggplants.
Anthocyanin has a good ability to ward off cell damage so that it can reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.This antioxidant in purple rice can also help increase the amount of good cholesterol (HDL) in the body.
Reported from the Medical News Today page, antioxidants found in purple rice are also thought to improve liver function. This includes helping to improve liver function after experiencing alcohol damage.
2. Fiber
Purple rice also contains high fiber. Every 50 grams of purple rice contains 2.4 grams of fiber. Compared to white rice, the same dose contains 0.06 grams of fiber. Fiber is very important to maintain the smooth disposal of feces and can maintain overall intestinal health.
Fiber sources from purple rice can also prevent constipation (bowel movements) and other digestive system problems.
High fiber in purple rice can be an option for people who are losing weight. Because, the effect of satiety given by purple rice is far greater than the type of white rice.
3. Protein
Purple rice is also rich in protein. In 50 grams of purple rice contains 5.82 grams of protein, while white rice is 3.56 grams and brown rice is 3.77 grams of protein. This makes purple rice very suitable for consumption by vegetarians who are vulnerable to lack of protein intake.
Protein is very important for cell regeneration in the body, repairing damaged muscle tissue, and maintaining bone strength.
How to cook purple rice
Like rice in general, purple rice is also cooked in the exact way. Boiled then steamed, or used rice cooker normal
Before cooking, purple rice should be washed 3-4 times with clean water. A glass of purple rice requires 2.5 glasses of water. If you want to boil it, let the mixture of water and rice boil for 20-30 minutes.
To enrich the nutrients and benefits of purple rice, you can boil or cook it with chicken broth, vegetable broth, or even coconut water if you want the taste of rice that tends to be sweet.For a softer, ripe rice texture or cook rice 10 minutes longer with an additional ¼ cup of water.
