Glutinous rice, commonly known as glutinous rice, is more sticky than ordinary rice. Glutinous rice is rich in sugar, has a very high starch content, and is rich in nutrients. Often used to make sticky snacks. Glutinous rice is grown on a large scale in Guizhou.

Can glutinous rice replace rice?

In daily life, when talking about rice, we generally refer to indica rice and japonica rice. In fact, glutinous rice is also a type of rice. Whether it is ordinary rice (indica rice, japonica rice) or glutinous rice, starch is the most important substance. However, due to their different connection methods, starch is divided into amylose and amylopectin. The higher the amylopectin content, the stickier the food. Rice mainly contains amylose, while glutinous rice mainly contains amylopectin, so glutinous rice will taste stickier. Therefore, glutinous rice can replace rice as the staple food on the table.

Why do we eat more rice than glutinous rice?

The main components of glutinous rice and rice are starches. The starch of rice is mainly amylose; while the starch of glutinous rice is almost all amylopectin. . Amylose is twisted into a rope shape by chemical bonds, while amylopectin is shaped like a tree branch, with several chains intertwined with each other. This is why glutinous rice tastes stickier and softer than rice. Glutinous rice is less easily digested and absorbed by the human body than rice, which is why people do not eat glutinous rice often and cannot eat more.

Benefits and Disadvantages of Glutinous Rice

1. Benefits: Glutinous rice contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and other nutritional and healthy elements. After consumption, it has certain benefits for physical health. The first is to warm the spleen and stomach, the second is to stop diarrhea, the third is to reduce defecation, and the fourth is to control spontaneous sweating.

2. Disadvantages: Some people with poor gastrointestinal problems may easily suffer from indigestion after eating glutinous rice. If you eat too much, it will be difficult to digest and your stomach will feel bloated and uncomfortable.

These people are not suitable for eating glutinous rice

1. People with dampness, heat, phlegm and excess fire should eat as little glutinous rice as possible. People who have fever, cough with yellow phlegm, jaundice, and abdominal distension should not eat; when the patient has a fever, the gastrointestinal tract is in a relatively suppressed state, so they should eat easy-to-digest foods such as liquid food, otherwise the condition will be aggravated.

2. Long-term diabetic patients are advised to eat as little glutinous rice as possible. Because diabetic patients metabolize sugar abnormally, they should not eat polysaccharide foods. Rice is hydrolyzed into glucose in the body, especially glutinous rice foods, which contain higher sugar content.

3. Patients with gastrointestinal discomfort should eat as little glutinous rice as possible. Glutinous rice is warm and stagnant in nature and contains a lot of plant fiber. Eating too much will increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract.