White vs Brown rice

Monolith · 08-02-2004, 09:13 PM

I was cooking up some rice this morning, and was thinking...

White rice is just processed brown rice, correct? It's had the husk removed, and been milled etc to remove the fibrous (brown) coating. So, couldnt you just eat white rice with a comparable amount of supplemental fiber? i.e. a few spoonfulls of psyllium husk?

Obviously it wouldnt be as nutritious as the brown rice (lacking iron, niacin, etc), but the GI would be the same, right?

kvyd · 08-02-2004, 09:14 PM

I read somewhere GI difference is only about 3 points.

redspy · 08-02-2004, 09:38 PM

The GI's of various white and brown rice types can vary significantly. Check out the GI database on glycemicindex.com for more info.

atherjen · 08-03-2004, 03:09 AM

I suppose minus the nutrients, the GI would be comparable. But it also depends WHAT your eating with either sorts of the rice. The GI index is measured when the carb is eaten alone, so mix protein/fats/additional fiber with it will effect that rating as well.

besides.. white rice has no taste... bastami or wild is much more tasty

rjr5353 · 08-03-2004, 09:38 AM

but our saying white rice is ok to eat instead of brown rice?

Monolith · 08-03-2004, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atherjen

I suppose minus the nutrients, the GI would be comparable. But it also depends WHAT your eating with either sorts of the rice. The GI index is measured when the carb is eaten alone, so mix protein/fats/additional fiber with it will effect that rating as well.

besides.. white rice has no taste... bastami or wild is much more tasty

Yeah, i agree... basmati is the king of rice.

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjr5353

but our saying white rice is ok to eat instead of brown rice?

define "ok"

kvyd · 08-03-2004, 09:54 AM

I would say the difference is minimal. So we are saying oats and sweet potato are better sources for low GI carb sources?

**P-funk** · 08-03-2004, 09:56 AM

Just eat your rice with some fat and protein and don't wory about it. I eat brown rice because I like the taste better than white rice. I have never had batsami rice though.

**Jodi** · 08-03-2004, 10:14 AM

Because it is stripped of its nutrients white rice is garbage. The gi may be close but you have to take the glycemic load into consideration too and the glycemic load is very different from the glycemic index. Brown rice is much better for you on all counts.

kvyd · 08-03-2004, 11:15 AM

So brown rice it is.

Monolith · 08-03-2004, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jodi

Because it is stripped of its nutrients white rice is garbage. The gi may be close but you have to take the glycemic load into consideration too and the glycemic load is very different from the glycemic index. Brown rice is much better for you on all counts.

Whats the diff between GI and GL? I thought you got GL by multiplying the GI by the amount of carbs.

**Jodi** · 08-03-2004, 03:36 PM

http://diabetes.about.com/library/me...i/ngilists.htm

Monolith · 08-03-2004, 04:42 PM

08-02-2004, 09:13 PM	#1
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	White vs Brown rice I was cooking up some rice this morning, and was thinking... White rice is just processed brown rice, correct? It's had the husk removed, and been milled etc to remove the fibrous (brown) coating. So, couldnt you just eat white rice with a comparable amount of supplemental fiber? i.e. a few spoonfulls of psyllium husk? Obviously it wouldnt be as nutritious as the brown rice (lacking iron, niacin, etc), but the GI would be the same, right?
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08-02-2004, 09:14 PM	#2
kvyd Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nor MI Posts: 1,130	I read somewhere GI difference is only about 3 points.
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08-02-2004, 09:38 PM	#3
redspy Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,040	The GI's of various white and brown rice types can vary significantly. Check out the GI database on glycemicindex.com for more info.
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08-03-2004, 03:09 AM	#4
atherjen DS Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MS Posts: 5,757	I suppose minus the nutrients, the GI would be comparable. But it also depends WHAT your eating with either sorts of the rice. The GI index is measured when the carb is eaten alone, so mix protein/fats/additional fiber with it will effect that rating as well. besides.. white rice has no taste... bastami or wild is much more tasty
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08-03-2004, 09:54 AM	#7
kvyd Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nor MI Posts: 1,130	I would say the difference is minimal. So we are saying oats and sweet potato are better sources for low GI carb sources?
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08-03-2004, 09:38 AM	#5
rjr5353 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Schaumburg, Illinois Posts: 128	but our saying white rice is ok to eat instead of brown rice?

08-03-2004, 09:56 AM	#8
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,377	Just eat your rice with some fat and protein and don't wory about it. I eat brown rice because I like the taste better than white rice. I have never had batsami rice though.
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08-03-2004, 10:14 AM	#9
Jodi Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,265 Photos: 1	Because it is stripped of its nutrients white rice is garbage. The gi may be close but you have to take the glycemic load into consideration too and the glycemic load is very different from the glycemic index. Brown rice is much better for you on all counts.
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08-03-2004, 11:15 AM	#10
kvyd Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Nor MI Posts: 1,130	So brown rice it is.
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08-03-2004, 03:36 PM	#12
Jodi Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,265 Photos: 1	http://diabetes.about.com/library/me...i/ngilists.htm
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08-03-2004, 04:42 PM	#13
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	thx
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