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Is eating black glutinous rice good for your health?
Black glutinous rice, also called "purple rice", is a kind of fragrant rice. Cooked black glutinous rice not only has the characteristics of ordinary glutinous rice, but also has excellent flavor and black color. Because the yield is scarce and the nutritional value is high.

"A Dream of Red Mansions is called" Yutian Rouge Rice ". Mojiang purple rice is big, full and sticky. After steaming, it can restore broken rice and has the effect of bone setting. Compendium of Materia Medica states that purple rice has the functions of tonifying kidney, strengthening spleen, warming liver, improving eyesight and promoting blood circulation. Purple rice is rich in protein, fat, lysine, tryptophan, riboflavin, thiamine, folic acid and other vitamins, as well as trace elements such as iron, zinc, calcium and phosphorus. Can be cooked or processed into non-staple food.

Black glutinous rice is rich in vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium and other minerals and natural melanin, and contains essential amino acids. Among them, protein content is 35% higher than that of white rice, and amino acids are 25% higher than that of white rice. It is a rare natural healthy rice food. It is the "health rice" for the elderly to live longer, the "confinement rice" for pregnant women, the "bone-setting rice" for fracture patients and the "blood-enriching rice" for anemia patients. According to people's eating habits, black glutinous rice and brown rice are eaten together, and white glutinous rice and polished white rice are eaten together. So generally speaking, the nutritional value of black glutinous rice is much higher than that of white glutinous rice. Compared with white glutinous rice, black glutinous rice is helpful for pregnant women to nourish postpartum weakness, increase milk and breastfeed their babies.

Purple rice contains four kinds of amino acids needed by human body, and the content of protein is much higher than that of ordinary rice. The shell is covered with anthocyanin, which is a good source of antioxidants and can delay aging. Anthocyanin is dissolved in water, and purple-black water will be washed out when rice is washed, so the middle of purple glutinous rice is still white, which is the real purple rice.

Black glutinous rice not only has a good nourishing effect on lying-in women, but also is a good nutritional tonic for patients with chronic diseases, convalescent patients and people with physical weakness.

Purple glutinous rice origin:

At present, the varieties and producing areas of purple glutinous rice on the market are the best and most precious, and it is a traditional crop of Ami people in Guangfu Township, Hualien County. They were originally called "red millet" and "black millet" and were the ancestors of the Ami people. After they moved to Hualien, they were brought here and cultivated for generations, which has become a specialty of Guangfu Township. Because red glutinous rice and black glutinous rice are different from japonica rice and indica rice, they are not easy to grow, so the yield is very low.

It is longer than the pollution-free agricultural land in Guangfu Xianglang community. Annual crops were harvested in August and September, and biennial crops were harvested in June and165438+1October respectively. Nutritional analysis: the color is red, which is a kind of fragrant rice. It is rich in vitamin A, vitamin E, iron and protein. It is nutritious and especially effective for maintaining eyesight. It is a natural healthy food, a nourishing treasure and a delicious tonic for women after childbirth.

Precious purple rice is boiled into porridge, which the aborigines call "hakhak”——"-"haha". If purple glutinous rice is poured into a washed mortar and mashed with an oiled pestle, it is called "Du Run"-"Durun", which has good color, fragrance and taste and is regarded as a treasure by the Ami people; Because it is not easy to harvest and plant, it is rarely enjoyed at ordinary times. It is only used for weddings, funerals, celebrations or banquets for important festivals.

Refined brown sugar is delicious and healthy.

In the original taste record, refined brown sugar is added to cooked purple rice, and the standard dessert is 15 degrees. Put it in a container and sprinkle a small amount of fried Penghu salt on the porridge. Add fragrant fresh milk, and you can taste this bowl of "brown sugar purple rice porridge", which is a health-preserving sacred product bred by top purple rice and professional cooking technology in Guang 'an YEATION. Pregnant women can add some rice wine if they eat it.