How to choose brown rice? What is brown rice?

Brown rice is more common in our daily life. It is mainly composed of rice bran, embryo and endosperm. Compared with ordinary rice, the nutritional components of brown rice are not lost and the nutritional value is higher. Eating it in moderation can protect human health, promote metabolism, and also have the benefits of beauty. However, the crude fiber content of the cortex of brown rice is relatively high and the texture is dense. The taste is slightly worse. Do you like it?

Contents of this article

1. How to choose brown rice

2. What is brown rice?

3. How long does it usually take to steam brown rice?

How to choose brown rice

Look: the color is crystal clear, the particles are uniform, and there are no yellow particles.

Smell: There is a fresh fragrance of rice, without any musty smell.

Touch: Insert your hand into the rice bag and touch it. There should be no grease or rice flour on your hand (in order to make the appearance better, many unscrupulous merchants will mix flour and cooking oil into the rice).

Grinding: Grind the rice with your hands and the rice grains will not break (which means the rice is dry and not mixed with water).

What is brown rice?

Brown rice is whole-grain rice that is obtained without processing or with less processing after the rice grains are husked. It is mainly composed of rice bran, germ and endosperm. Compared with ordinary rice, the nutritional components of brown rice are not lost and the nutritional value is higher. However, the taste of brown rice will be rough when used for cooking. In addition, it is not advisable to eat too much, otherwise it will affect digestion and be harmful to health.

The main nutrients in brown rice include dietary fiber, vitamins, lipids, minerals, etc. The dietary fiber content is 6 times that of white rice, and the fat content is 2.55 times that of white rice. Eating it in moderation can protect human health, promote metabolism, and also have the benefits of beauty.

However, the crude fiber content of brown rice cortex is relatively high and its texture is dense, so it is not easy for water to enter the interior during steaming and cooking, and the starch in the endosperm is difficult to gelatinize. Therefore, the taste is poor and it is difficult to digest, so try to eat less.

Other ways to eat brown rice

Brown rice can be made into brown rice wine, brown rice drinks, brown rice cakes, brown rice flour and other foods. Brown rice flour is relatively common in our daily life. After it is made, it can be eaten by mixing it with hot water. It is very convenient. However, if you want a better taste, you can add an appropriate amount of sugar.

How long does it take to steam brown rice?

Brown rice will be cooked after being steamed in a pot for about forty minutes. We need to soak the brown rice in clean water for one night before steaming it to make it easier to steam. Then wash the brown rice and mix it with clean water in a ratio of one to two, then pour it into the pot and heat it.

Brown rice is a food with very high nutritional value. It has not been overly processed, and the protein inside is of better quality. It is better for the body than the refined rice we usually eat. Therefore, more and more people are starting to use brown rice instead of the white rice they eat daily.

Normally it takes about forty minutes to steam brown rice. We need to soak the purchased brown rice in water the day before cooking it. This will allow the brown rice to absorb enough water and become easier to steam, which can greatly reduce the time we spend steaming rice.

After the brown rice is soaked, we can rinse it two or three times with clean water to completely clean the dust accumulated on the surface of the brown rice, then mix it with clean water in a ratio of one to two, and finally put them in a steamer and heat them over high heat.