Inorganic salts such as manganese, zinc and copper in black rice are mostly 1~3 times higher than those in rice. It also contains special ingredients such as vitamin C, chlorophyll, anthocyanin, carotene and cardiac glycoside that rice lacks, so black rice is more nutritious than ordinary rice.

The outer cortex of black rice contains anthocyanins, which has a strong anti-aging effect. Studies at home and abroad show that the darker the color of rice is, the stronger the anti-aging effect of epidermal pigment is, and the effect of black rice pigment is the strongest among all kinds of rice.

Black rice contains more dietary fiber, and the digestion speed of starch is relatively slow, and the glycemic index is only 55 (white rice is 87). Therefore, eating black rice will not cause violent fluctuations in blood sugar like eating white rice.

Minerals such as potassium and magnesium in black rice are also beneficial to control blood pressure and reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, diabetics and patients with cardiovascular diseases can take black rice as part of their diet.

Extended data

1, black rice pig kidney can tonify kidney, strengthen yang and replenish qi and blood. Because black rice has the effect of strengthening spleen, enriching blood and resisting cancer, and pig kidney can strengthen waist and replenish qi, nourish yin and tonify kidney, so these two foods can better tonify kidney, strengthen yang and replenish qi and blood.

2. The combination of black rice and brown sugar can nourish liver and kidney, beauty and hairdressing. Because brown sugar itself has the function of relieving pain and tonifying qi and blood, matching these two foods can achieve the purpose of nourishing liver and kidney and beautifying hair.

Reference source; Health effects of people's network-millet and black rice 17 kinds of coarse grains