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Simple cooking methods flush arsenic out of rice (2015)

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Re: Simple cooking methods flush arsenic out of rice (2015)

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Post by jayalpha »

Wow. Nature. But then, really?

Sounds to me like a terrible idea.

1. Consumes much more water than needed now.

2. Consumes much more Energy than needed now.

3. Yes, you leach out part of the Arsenic for sure, sounds like a "continuous extraction process". Rice contains nutrients and vitamins. How about them?

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jayalpha wrote: post #11

Wow. Nature. But then, really? Sounds to me like a terrible idea. 1. Consumes much more water than needed now. 2. Consumes much more Energy than needed now. 3. Yes, you leach out part of the Arsenic for sure, sounds like a "continuous extraction process". Rice contains nutrients and vitamins. How about them?

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Re: Simple cooking methods flush arsenic out of rice (2015)

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Post by devnonymous »

jayalpha wrote: post #12
clircle wrote: post #6

I 'wash' my rice several times before it goes in the rice cooker. I wonder what percent of the arsenic I'm removing.

All Chinese do.

All Asians do AFAIK. Also, Indians (and perhaps a lot of south-asians) cook a lot with (ground/) parboiled rice.

Re: Simple cooking methods flush arsenic out of rice (2015)

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Post by GordonS »

devnonymous wrote: post #14
jayalpha wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All Chinese do.

All Asians do AFAIK. Also, Indians (and perhaps a lot of south-asians) cook a lot with (ground/) parboiled rice.

At least in India, I believe this is generally done to help wash out any grit - the same process is used for lentils too.

Re: Simple cooking methods flush arsenic out of rice (2015)

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Post by kingbirdy »

eBombzor wrote: post #7

Can't find the paper but hasn't this been found to degrade the nutritional profile as well? Using large amount of water works both ways.

At least in the US, the initial processing of rice removes some nutrients, which is why white rice is required by law to be enriched by coating it with certain vitamins and minerals. If you rinse your rice or cook it in excess water such as the paper recommends, you'd be removing the enriched coating, which could put you at risk of certain nutritional deficiencies if you ate a mostly rice-based diet.

Re: Simple cooking methods flush arsenic out of rice (2015)

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Post by patrickg_zill »

jayalpha wrote: post #11

Wow. Nature. But then, really? Sounds to me like a terrible idea. 1. Consumes much more water than needed now. 2. Consumes much more Energy than needed now. 3. Yes, you leach out part of the Arsenic for sure, sounds like a "continuous extraction process". Rice contains nutrients and vitamins. How about them?

Consumes water? What is the water changed into at the molecular level, exactly?
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