Simple cooking methods flush arsenic out of rice (2015) • Hacker News Board

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

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Post by aaron695 » Mon, Apr 22, 2019, 3:11 AM UTC

This is only of interest for the rich. Who can chose low arsenic rice and get government controls put in anyway.

The poor simple cannot spend the time implementing controls that are invisible to them. There's also no way of learning what's really important and what's myth. The rich have enough issues with that.

If anyone wants a list of water wells that have arsenic levels to high that's also easy to get. There exists ways to reduce arsenic in the poor, but it needs work not another academic howto that's just not practical.

Watch Born Sweet it's a good doco on arsenic poisoning from wells - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYhq-dAn3Po

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

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Post by chipperyman573 » Mon, Apr 22, 2019, 3:17 AM UTC

sfifs wrote: post #46

selimthegrim wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you mean poha?

There's "raw" rice and there's parboiled rice. Parboiled rice is more nutritious. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parboiled_rice Poha is flattened or beaten rice. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flattened_rice

In the article about parboiled rice, it says that it's often called "easy-cook rice". Does this mean minute rice is better for you than regular rice?

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

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Post by askvictor » Mon, Apr 22, 2019, 3:19 AM UTC

option_greek wrote: post #33

I wonder if arsenic in rice is even a true concern. Billions of people across Asia eat it as staple food and the incidence of cancer is usually lower (could be due to low reported cases though).

A brief bit of googling suggested suggests that rice from Asian countries is substantially lower in arsenic; I have no idea why though.

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

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Post by sametmax » Mon, Apr 22, 2019, 3:39 AM UTC

amelius wrote: post #24

Why doesn't my rice nutrition facts label indicate the amount of arsenic in my rice?

Anything below 1% is not showned in France, maybe it's the same in your country.

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

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Post by gpm » Mon, Apr 22, 2019, 3:59 AM UTC

jayalpha wrote: post #35

philliphaydon wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It’s clearly a sign. Vegetables are tying to kill us. :( apparently bamboo is deadly to humans and only pandas and lemurs (spelling) can eat it raw. It must be boiled for a period of time for human consumption.

"Vegetables are tying to kill us." Of cause they try to. It is normal evolutionary behavior of plants. And co-evolution of humans to being able to tolerate this toxins.

We kinda fucked that up now though. The most successful plants are now that ones we like to eat instead of the ones we don't like to eat.

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

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Post by oska » Mon, Apr 22, 2019, 4:40 AM UTC

GordonS wrote: post #15

devnonymous wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Not so necessary now, with most rice and lentils (including in India) being passed through a sortex machine. [1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUFe1et8qu8

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

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Post by wolco » Mon, Apr 22, 2019, 5:47 AM UTC

chipperyman573 wrote: post #52

sfifs wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's "raw" rice and there's parboiled rice. Parboiled rice is more nutritious. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parboiled_rice Poha is flattened or beaten rice. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flattened_rice

In the article about parboiled rice, it says that it's often called "easy-cook rice". Does this mean minute rice is better for you than regular rice?

Could be less of one poison type depending on source but not healthier.

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

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Post by thaumasiotes » Mon, Apr 22, 2019, 6:26 AM UTC

philliphaydon wrote: post #25

Rice contains arsenic??? I just found out a few days ago my favourite vege, bamboo shoot, contains cyanide... and is sold pre boiled to remove it...

Cyanide isn't a real concern; the body flushes it quickly. Arsenic can build up.

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

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Post by devnonymous » Mon, Apr 22, 2019, 7:59 AM UTC

selimthegrim wrote: post #16

devnonymous wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Do you mean poha?

No, I meant rice that is usually preferred to made dosa/appam/idli batter.

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

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Post by DoctorOetker » Mon, Apr 22, 2019, 8:05 AM UTC

delinka wrote: post #44

amelius wrote: post #24

Why doesn't my rice nutrition facts label indicate the amount of arsenic in my rice?

Because it isn't a significant source of dietary arsenic.

the article states:

>Billions of people eat rice daily, but it contributes more arsenic to the human diet than any other food.

so that is in direct contradiction to your claim, according to you, what are then the more significant sources of dietary arsenic? then we can start comparing levels...