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>And what is rice washing anyway? There's an argument that you should wash your rice before you cook it to remove contaminants, particularly arsenic, which is
by jhbadger 3y ago
>And what is rice washing anyway?
There's an argument that you should wash your rice before you cook it to remove contaminants, particularly arsenic, which is a common soil contaminant.
- accrual 3y agoIt also removes starches from the rice, which can result in a cleaner/less sticky pot of rice where the individual grains are better defined.
- FrankoDelMar 3y agoI would avoid any rice grown in the United States if you’re concerned about arsenic levels. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1892142/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1892142/
- solardev 3y agoSeems like organic rice grown in California is actually lower than the average levels in many other countries? https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Arsenic-levels-mg-kg-in-raw-rice-from-different-countries_tbl1_236848478 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Arsenic-levels-mg-kg-in-... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187853521400032X#:~:text=In%20comparison%2C%20the%20American%20rice,0.097%20mg%20kg%E2%88%921 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187853521...).
- russdill 3y agoI don't think simply washing rice appreciably reduces arsenic levels. It's just to get rude rid of the loose rice flour that grinds off during shipping/handling