Rice, purchased as parboiled (gold rice), boiled, with added salt

By March 28, 2014

Rice, purchased as parboiled (gold rice), boiled, with added salt

An unhulled grain that has been soaked, pressure-steamed and dried before milling. Process gelatinizes the starch in the grain and infuses some of the nutrients of the bran and germ into the kernels heart. Pale beige in colour. Cooked by boiling in salted water.

Sugars, vitamins and minerals were derived from a composite sample of 2 brands of rice (1x Sunbrown and 1x Mahatma). Rice was cooked in Sydney tap and distilled water using the absorption method (Comp. of Aust Foods. 13-Rice - Food Tech. Aust 34:66-68). Dietary fibre, Na, K, Cu, Mn, P, Cl, Se, S, F, ATOC, B6, pantothenate and biotin were derived from a composite sample of 2 brands of rice (4x Sunbrown and 4x Mahatma) purchased in Adelaide. Rice cooked according to label directions with the addition of 5 g of salt for every 500 g of rice or1.5 L of water (1993 Cereal catch up program). Folate borrowed from the UK, record 11-36.
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Name Value (g)
Dietry Fibre 0.7
Energy
Omega-6
Omega-3
Protein
Total Fat 0.4
Total Fructose 0.15
 
Name Value (g)
Fructose 0
Glucose 0
Sucrose 0.3
Maltose 0
Lactose 0
 
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Flours, Grains and Starches
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