Black rice is more popular in China than in Western countries, it is noted the researchers, can be a nutritious food for health, one of them is powerful in fighting cancer.
Black rice contains less sugar, but has a high fiber content and natural plant extracts that can fight heart disease and cancer. Several centuries ago, this rice is called ‘forbidden rice’ or forbidden rice because only consumed the people of the kingdom.
Now, in countries of Asia, black rice is usually used as decoration and as food additives in noodles, sushi, and dessert. One tablespoon black rice contains many nutrients such as antioxidants such as anthocyanins in blueberries, but do not contain much sugar, more fiber, and antioxidant vitamin E.
When the berries useful to help your body’s health, black rice and chaff have more capability than that. Moreover, black rice and a unique numbered more economically, but rich in antioxidants. Bran is the outer skin peeled off when the black rice processing.
The researchers suggest that plants contain antioxidants which will destroy harmful molecules, protects the arteries, and prevent DNA damage that can lead to cancer.
Meanwhile, the anthocyanins are substances that give the dark color of some fruits and vegetables, like blueberries and red peppers. The same substance that makes the rice to black. The chaff can be processed into cereal for breakfast, drinks, cakes, biscuits and others.