Brown rice germinated rice
1 How does brown rice germinate?
1. Select fresh brown rice in the season, wash it with clear water, drain the water and pour it into clear water. Rice should be completely soaked in water and stored in a cool and dry environment. In spring and autumn, it can be soaked at room temperature 15-20 degrees 12 hours, and in hot summer, it can be soaked at a temperature higher than 30 degrees for 6 hours, or it can be placed in a cool and dry environment.
2. When soaking brown rice, pay attention to changing water every 8- 12 hours.
3. Drain the soaked rice, put it in a shallow bowl or plate, spread it evenly, cover it with a layer of plastic wrap, and poke a small hole in the plastic wrap with a toothpick every 2cm to cover the whole surface of the insurance film; You can also put brown rice into a ventilated and dry carton and dry it at 40-50℃ for 4- 12 hours.
How long will brown rice germinate after soaking?
After soaking brown rice for 22 hours, buds with a length of about 0.5- 1mm will grow. When the length of the bud reaches half of the brown rice, the brown rice can be stored in the refrigerator until the germinated brown rice is dry.
3 the efficacy of germinated rice
Cheryl contains many nutritional elements beneficial to health, including γ -aminobutyric acid, dietary fiber, tocopherol, triene tocopherol, oryzanol, phytic acid, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E, nicotinic acid and so on. Its nutritional efficacy is mainly manifested in the following aspects:
1. γ -aminobutyric acid in germinated rice can be used to improve brain blood, increase oxygen supply and promote brain metabolism; At the same time, it also helps to improve liver and kidney function and promote ethanol metabolism.
2. China phytic acid, tocopherol and ferulic acid of germinated rice are antioxidant components, which can effectively capture active oxygen in human body, relieve its toxicity, effectively promote skin metabolism, benefit skin health, and prevent and reduce the appearance of senile plaques.
3. The dietary fiber content of germinated rice is higher than that of brown rice and white rice. Eating enough dietary fiber can effectively accelerate gastrointestinal peristalsis, improve the environment of beneficial bacteria in digestive tract, promote the elimination of toxins in the body, and be easy for gastrointestinal health.
Is germinated brown rice edible?
Germinated brown rice can be eaten.
During the germination of brown rice, the nutrients produced by the activation of internal enzymes make the static enzymes in brown rice rich in dietary fiber and trace mineral elements after biotransformation, so the nutritional value of germinated brown rice is much higher than that of original brown rice, and the calories and sugar are also lower than that of white rice, which is more suitable for eating.
In addition, when brown rice germinates, the covering part of rice bran cracks, so the rice cooked with this kind of rice is softer and tastes better than brown rice.