Differences between brown rice, germinated brown rice and white rice
Do you know that we are loosing 10% in processing it to white rice? Incredible!
This 43 millions tons extra would mean that… we could feed, in a perfect world, nearly 287 millions more persons! Roger Pilon, Editor
The Planet Fixer Digest
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Situation – What Is Going On With Rice
- the average rice consumed per year is 300 pounds per person in Asia
- loss of 10% in processing brown rice to white rice
- in numbers that 10% is 43 millions tons
- brown rice is harder to eat
- not as flavorful than the white rice
- take longer to cook
Challenge – Cooking Brown Rice
- make it faster to cook
- give it a better taste, even a nutty one
- raise vitamins and minerals
- lower some not so beneficial nutriments
Solution – Use Germinated Brown Rice Aka GBR or Gaba
- rice can pre-germinate, either at home or commercially
- I admit not all countries have gaba rice available like in Japan for example
- it is a great business opportunity for entrepreneurs to implement gaba rice all around the world
- that 43 millions extra tons, which is the 10% lost in processing brown rice to white rice, could feed 287 millions more persons!
Nutrition analysis of the germinated brown rice versus white rice
References – Germinated Brown Rice Could Feed The World Article
- the original article is not available anymore in PDF from the Maximum Yields site. However you can still read the same article on line (no PDF) : ” Is Germinated Rice Is The Answer To Hunger! “
- some of the advantages of the germinated brown rice: Germinated brown rice as a value added rice product: A review
NOTE – article author is Peggy Bradley. Bravo Peggy! Really nice article with a lot of statistics!
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