Puffed Brown Rice

Puffed Brown Rice

Puffed Brown Rice

What is it:

Puffed brown rice is created through a process involving cleaning, steaming, and then subjecting the rice grains to high pressure and temperature in a puffing machine. This rapid expansion of the grains results in their characteristic light and airy texture. After puffing, the rice is cooled, dried, and packaged. It is commonly enjoyed as a snack or used in various food products such as rice cakes.

Rating:

Puffing can change the nutritional quality of brown rice, and can decrease it’s antioxidant content. However, puffed brown rice still contains many beneficial nutrients. There is little research about puffed brown rice. Aim for organic options to reduce pesticide exposure.

Resources:

  1. Puffing rice decreases antioxidant content
  2. Health benefits of brown rice (review)

How we rate ingredients

Health is like a bank account, certain ingredients make a deposit into your health bank, meaning they add to
your health. Certain ingredients withdraw from your health bank. We want health promoting ingredients in our diet. To keep things simple, we rate ingredients on a green, yellow, red scale:

Clean

It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.

Caution

It goes into one or more of the below categories

  • It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
  • It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)

We Avoid

It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)

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