Germinated brown rice is different from polished white rice in eight main features:
First, it is rich in γ -aminobutyric acid, which is twice that of brown rice and nine times that of white rice. γ -aminobutyric acid is a kind of protein, which exists in the brain and bone marrow of mammals, and is contained in vegetables and fruits, but the content is rare. It is difficult for people to rely on natural food to supplement it.
γ -aminobutyric acid has been used as a medicine, which can be used to improve the blood flow of the brain, increase the supply of oxygen, improve the metabolism of the brain, and help to treat headaches, tinnitus, confusion and other diseases caused by cerebral apoplexy, sequelae of head trauma and sequelae of cerebral arteriosclerosis. It can improve the function of liver and kidney. It has the effects of promoting ethanol metabolism, improving hyperlipidemia, preventing obesity and eliminating body odor.
Secondly, germinated brown rice contains more tocopherols and triene tocopherols. It can prevent skin oxidative damage, maintain the normal level of VE in skin cells, and resist arteriosclerosis. Recently, it has been reported that tocopheryl triene can inhibit the proliferation of cancer. The combination of tocopheryl and tamoxifen has a synergistic effect on inhibiting the proliferation of cancer cells and can be used to treat breast cancer.
Thirdly, germinated brown rice contains a lot of dietary fiber, which is 0 ~15% more than brown rice and 2.7 times more than white rice. The dietary fiber contained in rice bran has a strong detoxification effect.
The dietary fiber content of germinated brown rice is higher than that of brown rice and white rice. The increase of dietary fiber intake can increase gastrointestinal peristalsis, improve the environment of beneficial bacteria in digestive tract, and increase the discharge and excretion of toxins in the body, which is effective in improving constipation.
Fourthly, germinated brown rice is rich in anti-lipid oxidation substances, such as ferulic acid, phytic acid, oryzanol, tocopherol tri-dilute and so on.
Nowadays, people pay more attention to the maintenance of facial features, but the cause of skin damage and aging is active oxygen, which can promote the aging of skin cells. Ferulic acid, phytic acid, tocopherol and other antioxidant components can effectively capture active oxygen in the body, remove its toxicity, promote skin metabolism, and prevent and alleviate the appearance of age spots.
Fifth, germinated brown rice is rich in trace elements, such as magnesium, potassium, calcium, zinc and iron. Magnesium can prevent heart disease, potassium can lower blood pressure, calcium is an essential component for strengthening bones, zinc can prevent low reproductive function and arteriosclerosis, and iron can prevent anemia. The content of these elements in germinated brown rice is not only higher than that of white rice, but also better than that of brown rice.
Sixth, germinated brown rice has germination ability, that is, it has vitality. Usually, germinated brown rice is stored in cold storage to control its growth, while polished white rice is lifeless.
Seventh, germinated brown rice is rich in vitamins, such as VB 1, VB2, VB6, VH, VE, nicotinic acid and pantothenic acid.
Eighth, germinated brown rice also contains many substances that are rarely or hardly contained in white rice, such as inositol, phytosterol, tetracosanol, hexacosanol and octacosanol. More and more research data prove that although the content of these substances is small, they have biological activities that cannot be underestimated.
The detoxification, beauty care, immunity enhancement and obesity prevention of germinated brown rice are closely related to the above substances.
The difference between germinated brown rice and brown rice and white rice is that germinated brown rice has high nutritional value, while processed white rice mainly provides energy surge.