According to the latest report of "China Health Network" in Taiwan Province Province, Taipei nutritionist Wang pointed out that the dietary fiber content of purple rice is eight times that of polished white rice, which helps to increase satiety and is suitable for replacing white rice, maintaining body shape and maintaining nutritional balance.
Purple rice, also known as longevity rice, is considered by Chinese medicine to have health-preserving effects such as invigorating the middle energizer, tonifying the brain and strengthening the kidney. Since ancient times, it has enjoyed the reputation of "medicinal rice" and "black pearl". Modern nutrition research shows that the average calorie of purple rice per 100g is 353 kilocalories, the dietary fiber content is as high as 3.3g, potassium is 295mg, calcium 12mg, and it is rich in vitamins such as B 1, B2, folic acid and minerals needed by human body such as potassium, iron, zinc, calcium and phosphorus.
Dietary fiber in purple rice can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, help digestion, increase satiety and reduce appetite. More importantly, the shell of purple rice contains more anthocyanins than ordinary glutinous rice, which is the source of high-quality antioxidants. Proper intake is helpful to prevent hypertension, stabilize the cell membrane structure of human body and avoid atherosclerosis.
In addition, eating purple rice is less likely to cause the blood sugar concentration 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.
Eating purple rice can be replaced by white rice and other staple foods. White rice accounts for 1/3 ~ 2/3 of the daily staple food source, that is, it is more appropriate to choose 1 ~ 2 meals from three meals as a substitute. Although purple rice has many benefits to human body, nutritionists also emphasize that purple rice is still a kind of glutinous rice, which is not easily digested and absorbed by human body. Old people, children and people with digestive dysfunction should eat properly to avoid problems such as bloating.