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

Originally Posted by rjr5353

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

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.