Fermented rice is making a comeback to the plate beating the likes of idlis, pongal and poori. A commonly had food in the past, slowly became to be known as a commoner food. Now, with people becoming more health conscious, fermented rice is now where it deserves to be...yes, at the breakfast table in increasing number of households. Let us cover the important and amazing benefits of fermented rice in this post.
Amazing Health Benefits of Fermented Rice
Compared with normal cooked food, cooked and fermented rice has more nutritional value.
While freshly cooked food contains 10 compounds, food fermented for 24 hours has 23 compounds including some important ones says a research. Intestinal flora increases in great numbers in fermented food.
A research has announced that vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin B6 are 4, 2 and 3 times higher in fermented food than in normal food.
Some of the important health benefits of fermented rice include:
- Energizes the body and promotes healthy function throughout the day.
- Boosts immunity.
- Having fermented rice regularly helps to cure anemia.Iron content in fermented rice increases up to 21 times than in normally cooked food.
- Fermented rice reduces body heat.
- Fermented rice water destroys bad bacteria in the gut.
- Digestion is improved.
- Consuming fermented rice in the morning cures ulcer.
- Bioavailability of calcium, iron and magnesium increases with intake of fermented food.
- Thanks to its powerful antioxidant properties, fermented food helps to protect skin health.
- Blood pressure is regulated.
- Regular consumption of fermented rice helps to regulate blood sugar levels.
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How to Make Eating Fermented Food Interesting?
It is not a tough task actually. It tastes great as such. Just a few shallots and green chillies go great with fermented rice. Those having issues with consuming green chillies can avoid it.
Fermented rice contains more protein than in regular cooked rice. Absorption of protein is also higher if fermented rice is consumed.
To bring more nutrition to your plate of fermented rice, you can have legumes, vegetables and spinach.
Buttermilk dried chilli adds flavor.
Chutney varieties made with coconut, adamant creeper and curry leaves also add taste and variety to your fermented rice breakfast.
Health Benefits of Fermented Rice Water
Fermented rice water offers great benefits as well:
- According to a research, fermented rice water fights cancerous cells.
- Owing to its rich antioxidant properties, fermented rice water promotes skin health.
- Fermented rice water has been used since ancient times to promote hair health.
We will soon upload our post on the benefits of fermented rice water and recommendations on how to use it.
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