What is Germinated Brown rice?
Brown rice has richer nutrients than polished rice. However, brown rice is rather tough and harder to be digested.
By a least germination, the enzymes in the brown rice are activated, generating nutrients and more digestible.
Tips to Buy Quality Brown Rice
Check the dates of harvest and pounding.
The dates should be within 1year from a harvest, 3 months from pounding.
(Regular brown rice) (Poor brown rice-
Missing embryo)
(Poor brown rice- Empty ear and nit fully
corned brown rice)
Inspect rice with your eyes.
heck that embryo is alive
Rice surface should be light yellow and glazing. Whitely stirred up surface, or darkish
colored Brown rice is not suitable for a germination
Avoid fractured, not fully corned, or empty ear. Empty ear may generate odor during
germination and bluish- nor corned Brown rice cannot be germinated.
Features of Germinated Brown rice
Germinated Brown rice increases nutrients and enhances taste which is a weak point of brown rice.
Germinated Brown rice also improves digestibility.
Taste will be greatly enhanced.
Digestive and rich in nutrients.
Diatetic hormone is generated improving digestibility.
Good as a health food for children or students.
- Rich with dietary fiber.
Germinated brown rice has rich GABA (Gamma Amino Butryc Acid)
- GABA promotes metabolism in liver and kidneys, suppresses neutral fat, lowers blood pressure, promotes
metabolism in brain cells - these effects have been proved by medical science.
<Comparison of Germinated
brown rice’s nutrition and
Glutinous rice’s(6 hours)
nutrition.>
Phytic acid 10.3Times
Ferulic acid 1.4Times
Gamma-orizanol
23.9Times
Gammma-aminobutyric
5Times
Inositol 10Times
Food fiber 4.3Times
