:confused: Which rice is healthier, Parboiled ( Basmati or others) or Polished?

:confused: Which rice is healthier, Parboiled ( Basmati or others) or Polished?

Unpolished rice becomes rancid during storage
Dehusked, unpolished rice grains are covered by the nutrient-rich bran and aleurone layers. Because these layers are rich in lipids they oxidises rapidly when exposed to air, hence the grains turn rancid and untasty during storage. Polishing, on the other hand, produces rice grains devoid of the nutrients contained in the outer layers but not susceptible to changes in colour, odour and taste.

Parboiled rice
Parboiling is a process applied to rice to preserve some of the nutrients contained in the outer grain layers, which are normally lost during polishing (the bran and aleurone layers). After a short hot steam treatment part of the nutrients diffuse into the starchy endosperm, thus enhancing the nutritive qualities of the rice. The treatment results in rice that is slightly yellow, hence some parboiled rices carry the name "Golden Rice", which must not be confused with the one produced by genetic modification, as in the project described on this web site.
http://www.goldenrice.org/Content3-Why/why4_facts.html
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http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=128
Brown rice

In some parts of the world, the word "to eat" literally means "to eat rice." All varieties of rice are available throughout the year, supplying as much as half of the daily calories for half of the world's population.

The process that produces brown rice removes only the outermost layer, the hull, of the rice kernel and is the least damaging to its nutritional value. The complete milling and polishing that converts brown rice into white rice destroys 67% of the vitamin B3, 80% of the vitamin B1, 90% of the vitamin B6, half of the manganese, half of the phosphorus, 60% of the iron, and all of the dietary fiber and essential fatty acids. Fully milled and polished white rice is required to be "enriched" with vitamins B1, B3 and iron.

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Hope the above info is helpful in some way:)

Rice such as wild rice, brown jasmine, risotto, and basmati are healthier than polished rice. There are other varieties of rice that you probably find at a health food store or maybe even a food co-op.