The shell of purple rice contains more anthocyanins than ordinary glutinous rice, which is the source of high-quality antioxidants. The antioxidant activity of anthocyanins is 50 times higher than that of vitamin E and 200 times higher than that of vitamin C, and its bioavailability to human body is 100%, which has effects on anti-cancer, heart disease and eye protection.
After eating purple rice, it is not easy to cause the blood sugar concentration in the blood to rise too fast, which can effectively stimulate the secretion of insulin, thus reducing the probability of fat synthesis and achieving the effect of assisting weight control.
Purple rice has the functions of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, invigorating spleen and warming liver, enriching blood and benefiting qi, improving intelligence and strengthening brain, enhancing metabolism, improving eyesight and promoting blood circulation, treating juvenile gray hair and nourishing deficiency of pregnant women and parturients. It has therapeutic effect on anemia, hypertension, neurasthenia, chronic nephritis and other diseases.