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While blueberries and walnuts have long been at the top of the list of good-for-you foods, black rice is now being recommended by researchers as a good source of antioxidants.
The research was presented at the 240th national meeting of the American Cancer Society, the Baltimore Sun reported.
Just a spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than are found in a spoonful of blueberries, but with less sugar and more fiber and vitamin E antioxidants," said Zhimin Xu, associate professor at the Department of Food Science at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, the paper reported.
Xu said manufacturers should start using black rice in cereal, rice cakes and other packaged foods. He said it is even better than brown rice, and considered a more healthful alternative to white rice. Black rice is also rich in iron and fiber and has a deep, nutty taste.
It's a rich source of anthocyanin antioxidants -- also found in red grapes, strawberries, red wine, red cabbage, red onion, and blood orange juice. Anthocyanin antioxidants have been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer, CBS News reported.
Black rice is most commonly found in China and used for decoration, in noodles, sushi and puddings. It is also called "forbidden rice" as it was reserved for the Emperor.
Louisiana farmers have shown interested in growing the grain, the Sun reported, which is cheaper than other antioxidant-rich foods like blueberries.
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9-05-2010 @8:08PM mgg said... oh good..another F****ng food fad. Just what we need.
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9-05-2010 @8:32PM Dusty 754 said... Just a spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than are found in a spoonful of blueberries, but with less sugar and more fiber and vitamin E antioxidants," said Zhimin Xu
Wonder if the Zhimin Xu has some kind of interest in the black rice market. His name does indicate that possibility since Asia does produce a lot of rice. Promoting it as the ultimate health food. Kind of like the Acai fad where people went nuts buying this berry and all kinds of product was introduce that contained this berry.
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9-06-2010 @6:49PM Koz said... Wally the scientist? Sounds like a cartoon character!! Wooo Wooo!! =-)
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9-06-2010 @9:03AM Karen Lee said... looks like another great alternative to me....from the looks of some of the posts....some people havent really been hungry enough...we need foods that are good for us...and hopefully environmentally friendly...
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10-02-2010 @1:10PM Em said... The Atlantic Spice Co. is a whole sale market in Truro, MA 06757, Tel. # 508 487-6100.
They sell black rice, they have a good catalog, they sell to the general public as well as
to retail outlets. It is a fun place to visit, the owner, Eleanora, gave us recipes, we love
the black rice and cook it frequently.
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