Is it good to parboil rice before cooking?
The exact topic of this article first appeared on www.nimedhealth.com.ng
The conversation, the questioning:
❤❤SISTER RODHIYAH: BUT I HEARD WHEN WE PARBOIL OUR RICE OR WASH IT SEVERAL TIMES, WE ARE GOING TO WASH THE “VITAMINS ” AWAY…THATS WHY I ONLY JUST WASH MY RICE ONCE AND THEN COOK TO DRY.
❤❤ME: NOPE!! UNLESS YOUR RICE IS A “SPRAYED” AND “FORTIFIED” ONE .MEANING AFTER PROCESSING AND DEHULLING, THE LOST NUTRIENTS ARE REINTRODUCED BACK INTO THE RICE BY SPRAYING WITH SYNTHETIC VITAMINS ESPECIALLY B VITAMINS AND A VITAMINS.
❤❤NOT ALL RICE VARIETIES ARE FORTIFIED!!! SO YOU CANT BE SURE IF YOURE EVEN GETTING ANY VITAMIN FROM THAT WHITE RICE.
✳THIS IS HOW PARBOILING WORKS: THE RICE IS PARBOILED WITH THE HULL..THE OUTER LAYER AND THE IMPLICATION OF THAT IS THAT THE NUTRIENTS ARE RETAINED BEFORE DEHULLING IT. SO IF YOURE BUYING PARBOILED RICE, KNOW FOR A FACT THAT YOU’RE IN THE BEST HAND. ALL YOU NEED IS RINSE BEFORE COOKING TO REMOVE EXTRA STARCH AND SOME ARSENIC.
✳✳WASHING YOUR RICE PROPERLY WILL BENEFIT YOU MUCH MORE THAN NOT RINSING….THE AMOUNT OF VITAMIN A THAT YOU WANNA GET FROM YOUR RICE WILL NOT IN ANYWAY BE COMPARED TO THE DANGER YOULL EXPOSE YOURSELF TO BY NOT RINSING PROPERLY….THE AMOUNT IS SO LITTLE IT’S NOT GONNA MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE UNLESS YOU CONSUME LIKE A FULL BUCKET.
✅ARSENIC LOAD
✅TOO MUCH STARCH
✅PESTICIDES
✅TALC
✅SPRAY
ALL THESE CAN IMPACT THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF YOUR RICE IF YOU DONT PARBOIL OR WASH PROPERLY.
❗❗RINSE THAT RICE UNTIL THE WATER RUNS CLEAR.
❤❤GET PARBOILED RICE IF YOU CAN.
❗❗SOAK YOUR RICE WITH BOILED WATER AFTER RINSING TO SOFTEN IT SO THE STARCH CAN BE RELEASED ALSO THE ARSENIC. IT’S IMPORTANT PLEASE.
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Abdulkadir Oriyomi
