Friday, February 13, 2009

Brown Rice and Me 2 --- Nutrition

When the rice is refined, lots of important, precious nutrients and minerals are removed.
Below shows how much nutrients are reduced in the process of refining the rice.

Protein by 10%
Fiber by 80%
Calcium by 50%
Iron by 60%
Vitamin B1 by 80%
Vitamin B2 by 50%
Vitamin B6 by 70%
Niacin by 80%

What a waste!!

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