Brown rice is a complete and vital seed containing germ. The brown rice is cultured in a container at a certain temperature and humidity until it germinates to a certain degree (0.5mm- 1mm) of golden shoots. Drying to obtain germinated brown rice.
Brown rice is a whole grain without husk, which consists of cortex, endosperm and embryo, and contains all its nutrients, and belongs to whole grain food. Rice is mainly composed of endosperm with most of the cortex and embryo removed.
Because the husk and embryo of brown rice are rich in nutrients such as fat, cellulose, minerals and vitamins, brown rice with all the husk and embryo is more nutritious than rice without most of the husk and embryo. Eating brown rice often has a certain effect on preventing beriberi, angular stomatitis, dermatitis, gastrointestinal dysfunction and constipation.
Compared with white rice, germinated brown rice has the following advantages:
First, it is rich in γ -aminobutyric acid (GABA) of 25 ~ 50mg/100g, which is twice that of brown rice and nine times that of ordinary rice. GABA is a component of protein, which exists in the brain and bone marrow of mammals.
The second advantage is that it contains more tocopherols. It can prevent skin oxidative damage and maintain the normal level of vitamin E in skin.
Third, it contains a lot of dietary fiber, which is 15% more than brown rice and 2.7 times more than white rice. Dietary fiber in rice bran can increase gastrointestinal peristalsis and improve the environment of beneficial bacteria in digestive tract.
The fourth advantage is that it is rich in anti-lipid oxidation substances. Such as ferulic acid, phytic acid, oryzanol, triene tocopherol, etc. Ferulic acid, phytic acid and tocopherol are all antioxidant components, which can effectively capture active oxygen in the body, eliminate its toxicity and promote skin metabolism.
Fifth, it is rich in trace elements. Most trace elements in brown rice are combined with phytic acid, which is hardly absorbed by human body when eaten. However, after brown rice germinates, these trace elements combined with phytic acid are free and easy to be absorbed by human body.
Advantage 6: It contains many other nutrients that are rarely or almost absent in white rice, such as inositol, vegetable alcohol, tetracosanol, hexacosanol and octacosanol. These substances have the effects of adjusting the blood lipid level of human body and improving the immunity of human body.
Advantage 7: rich in active substances such as various active enzymes.