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I used to hate brown rice, but my Zojirushi cooker has a "Gaba Brown" setting that pre soaks the rice for 2 hours at 104F. Make brown rice tolerable for me.

• ofrzeta 6y ago
  I used to think I need to get used to brown rice because it's healthier although I never liked it much. Now that I know that whole grain rice/wheat/... in general contains higher amounts of toxins (for instance arsenic in rice) I can safely consume regular rice and wheat with less of a bad conscience :)
  • discordance 6y ago
    source?
    • ofrzeta 6y ago
      "the concentration of inorganic arsenic is generally higher in brown, compared with white, rice grain" however "the predicted lifetime cancer risk is 34 cases/million for white rice, compared with 5.4 cases/million for brown rice" where "higher risk associated with white rice is primarily a function of the higher consumption of this product." "the predicted lifetime cancer risk from consuming one serving per day of white basmati rice is 82 cases per million, while the predicted cancer risk from consuming one serving per day of brown basmati rice is 139 cases per million." so your mileage may vary https://www.fda.gov/files/food/published/Arsenic-in-Rice-and-Rice-Products-Risk-Assessment-Report-PDF.pdf https://www.fda.gov/files/food/published/Arsenic-in-Rice-and...