Rice is one of the most important cereal grass in the world. Over half the global population depending on it.
Rice mostly contains carbohydrates.
Many types of rice exist but, most commonly it named as White or brown, long or short.
White rice is more practical easy to cook, and neutral taste, but it has less proteins and less dietary fiber.
Brown rice, on the other hand, contains both the bran and germ, making it nutrient- and fibre-rich and retains a nutty flavour.
A 100g serving of white rice (boiled) provides 131 kcal. Contains 31 grams of carbohydrates and only 2.8 grams of protein.
While brown Rice contains around same calories, but more proteins 3.6 grams. And dietary fiber 1.5 grams.


Health effects of Rice:
Brown rice contains dietary fiber and proteins and it has low glycemic index. It means its healthy food for those who has diabetes mellitus. Or insulin resistance.
While White rice can be associated with metabolic syndrome and weight gain.
Rice is naturally gluten free, so it is valuable option for those with celiac disease.
All natural forms of rice — white, brown, or wild — are gluten-free.
It means it doesn’t damage digestive system, which is associated with protein gluten.
Antioxidant activity
Brown rice contains three distinct types of phenolics, which are antioxidants, that occur naturally in plants. Antioxidants can reduce the risk of cancer by keeping free radicals from damaging cells.
White rice doesn’t contain these antioxidants.
Brown rice is rich in several vitamins and minerals like:
Vitamin B1 (thiamine), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), Magnesium, Phosphorus, Selenium, Manganese.
Rice also works as a natural diuretic, which helps eliminate water from the body.

There was questions about rice if it can cause cancer, because rica contains arsenic, which is carcinogen.
But according to study by Columbia University, Rice consumption was not associated with risk of kidney, lung or pancreatic cancer, except maybe a small excess risk for breast cancer and a small non-significant excess risk for bladder cancer, comparing the highest versus lowest quartile of rice intake.
Rice can cause food poisoning, bacillus cereus is the bacteria which can live in rice and cause food poisoning.
Emetic (vomiting) syndrome and the diarrhoeal syndrome. Are symptoms rice poisoning.
When the emetic toxin (cereulide) is produced in the food, vomiting occurs after ingestion of the contaminated food.
Symptoms usually start 0.5 to 5 hours after ingestion of contaminated food.
Bacillus cereus is able to produce spores that are resistant to heat and desiccation, therefore it is not uncommon to isolate it from both raw and cooked rice.
Most people recover without treatment. The administration of fluids is recommended if the diarrhoea or vomiting is severe. Antibiotics are not indicated as the symptoms are caused by the toxins and not the bacteria.

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