Rice Nutrition

Rice is the staple food of over half the world's population. It is the predominant dietary energy source for 17 countries in Asia and the Pacific, 9 countries in North and South America and 8 countries in Africa. A detailed analysis of nutrient content of rice suggests that the nutrition value of rice varies based on a number of factors likewise sunlight, sufficient water etc. It also depends on the strain of rice, that is between white, brown, black, red and purple varieties of rice each prevalent in different parts of the world. It also depends on nutrient quality of the soil rice is grown in, whether and how the rice is polished or processed, the manner it is enriched, and how it is prepared before consumption. Comparative nutrition studies on red, black and white varieties of rice suggest that pigments in red and black rice varieties may offer nutritional benefits. Red or black rice consumption was found to reduce or retard the progression of atherosclerotic plaque development, induced by dietary cholesterol, in mammals. White rice consumption offered no similar benefits, and the study claims this to be due to absent antioxidants in red and black varieties of rice. Only a very few journals maintain high standards in terms of the content they publish, one has to be careful while picking information as content that is not reliable and untrue can be harmful to research as well as society. Generally, journals can be rated by considering impact factor, reputation of authors, editorial board members and also in terms of the fee they charge. Top journals have a good impact factor with reliable content that can be freely accessed worldwide. Maintaining high quality information needs rigorous evaluation of research, discussions between researchers and various other scholars, academicians etc.

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Last date updated on November, 2024