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Why would short grain brown rice have less amylopectin than short grain white rice?
by schwartzworld 3y ago
Why would short grain brown rice have less amylopectin than short grain white rice?
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoBecause all the different rices are quite different plants? I think.
- schwartzworld 3y agoThere is no white rice plant. It's all brown rice with the bran removed. Brown short grain rice doesn't have different starches than the same rice without its bran.
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoSeven different plants called 'rice'. For reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rice_cultivars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rice_cultivars
- schwartzworld 3y ago> The cultivars listed in this article may vary in any number of these characteristics, and most can be eaten whole grain or milled (brown or white). The article you posted backs up what I'm saying. Brown/white is a result of processing, not genetics.
- kurthr 3y agoHere's an interesting article about white and brown rice characteristics: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8116841/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8116841/