White rice — one of the main grain which can be bought in shop today. Sometimes, quite seldom, meets also black rice. It is considered a delicacy which to afford to not everyone.
What grain, whether useful it and as it is possible to use a cereal of such grade, about all this this article is.
Properties and features of a cereal
This grain in China and Tibet meets. Grows on hillsides so it is necessary to pick it manually even now. It also explains complexity of its purchase. Most often meets in shops of healthy food.
Whether you know? During government of the emperor of China this rice was called forbidden. It was grown up only for the governor and the highest estate, it was considered as a delicacy. If someone from the simple people ate such cereal, executed him.
Kernels have the oval form, slightly extended. Usually color their black outside (because of a black peel of grain), but white inside. This pulp is protein-rich also cellulose, for as the product is appreciated. Feature of a cereal also that it is very easy to confuse it with other similar — wild rice. But the second treats marsh plants and even not rice at all, besides, possesses the extended and thin form.
On the properties it is much more useful white. There is more protein, almost twice, and cellulose which well influences the system of digestion. Besides the Tibetan rice is carried to not polished cereals which well influence also activity of nervous system.
Learn, than it is useful also what dishes are cooked from brown rice.
Structure and caloric content
Much less starch, than in white is a part of black rice. Also in it there are many vitamins of group B and E. It is possible to distinguish zinc, potassium and magnesium, selenium, Riboflavinum from other elements which are present at structure of a cereal and niatsin, folic acid.
The cereal has a useful element orizanol which can reduce cholesterol level in blood that is very useful for people with cardiac diseases. Besides, it facilitates manifestations of a menopause at women. One portion of such rice contains about 150 calories so the product can be considered as dietary.
Important! Upon purchase be surely convinced that you choose this grade of a cereal, but not a tsitsariya, that is wild rice. It is often sold under the guise of black though it is not rice, but a marsh sowing grass at all.
Useful properties
The Tibetan rice is considered one of the best and strong antioxidants. It is equated on action to bilberry, red grapes or wine, a wild strawberry, juice of red orange, cabbage and red onions. The same elements reduce risk of formation of tumors and even interfere with changes of structure of DNA of the person.
Besides black rice, milk, a Brussels sprout, plum, prunes, pecan, walnut, cherry will help to bring toxins out of an organism.
Doctors advise to add it to a diet to the people having problems with sight or suffering from an anemia as in it there is a lot of iron. It is recommended to eat it and at physical exhaustion, after surgical interventions as he helps an organism to cope with loading and possesses many useful substances. The product also helps improvement of hair and nails. It is proved that consumption of a cereal promotes removal of hazardous substances from an organism, a liver including. Also it slows down digestion of sugar, unlike white that can often promote development of diabetes or obesity.
Application
Thanks to the useful properties the Tibetan rice is often applied to weight loss or other medical purposes. Besides, it is even used in cosmetology.
At weight loss
This grain acts as an excellent basis for a diet. It not only is combined practically with any products, sour, bitter or sweet, but also differs in low calorie content. Black rice is included in many diets also because helps to clean intestines and to remove toxins. Its use allows to bring excess liquid out of an organism and to remove swell. Therefore today there are many techniques of weight loss based on this grain.
Persons interested to lose weight should include grain in the diet: buckwheat, pearl barley, lentil, semolina, spelled, kino, green buckwheat.
Whether you know? As black rice is on sale together with a cover, he survives, that is it can even be couched. In sprouts the highest concentration of the useful substances helping to recover nervous system.
In medicine
In medicine this cereal are used for effective treatment and fight against anemia as contains a lot of iron. Also successfully fights against falling of sight, helps to avoid a hair loss. The violet pigment which is in a cover of grain slows down aging processes. As antioxidant it successfully allows to increase resilience to different infections.
In cosmetology
This cereal culture perfectly fights against skin inflammations which appear as a result of different allergies or asthma. Not polished product contains the elements suppressing development of a histamine as causes similar reactions. Use of extract of a product allows to reduce skin inflammation approximately by 30%, reduces puffinesses and reddenings.
Harm and contraindications of black rice
It is possible to carry to contraindications:
- Individual intolerance. During the first consumption it is necessary to accept only a small portion of porridge and to track reaction of an organism.
- The use of a product in large numbers causes problems with digestion, in particular locks.
Grain dishes bulgur will become a good alternative to garnishes from rice.
Preparation
Preparation of black rice takes away more time, than white. But as well as any other cereal, is recommended to presoak it not less, than at several o'clock. Further it is necessary to wash out grain. If it is necessary just to cook rice, then take a glass of a cereal and two glasses of clear water. After soaking the cooking takes away about 30 minutes. When cooking it is necessary to remember that the product paints enamel therefore do not take such ware better. The taste of a product reminds at the same time both nuts, and popcorn. From this grade of a cereal often prepare beaters as soy sauce well shows taste of a product, puddings and risotto.
Important! In preparation it is necessary to consider that the caloric content of black rice in 100 g equals to 285 calories. At the same time it contains only 95 calories in a boiled look!
Black rice is the not only useful product possessing many useful substances and vitamins but also interesting to taste. It can be used for preparation of many dishes even during diets. But it is necessary to remember that its too frequent use can badly be reflected in an organism, despite all usefulness of a product.