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Arsenic in rice is on the rise. There is a chart in this article, on how to reduce that. https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-find-new-way-of-cooking-rice-that

by b112 1y ago

Arsenic in rice is on the rise. There is a chart in this article, on how to reduce that. https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-find-new-way-of-cooking-rice-that-removes-arsenic-and-retains-nutrients/ https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-find-new-way-of-cooking-...

opan 1y ago
>The PBA method involves parboiling the rice in pre-boiled water for five minutes before draining and refreshing the water, then cooking it on a lower heat to absorb all the water.
numpad0 1y ago
That method is for long-grain rice used in other parts of Asia, simply unfit for Japanese rice(or vice versa). It's just their highly British form of humor and customary jest. I'd suggest Brits ban full leaved teas in favor of microwaved teabags while at it.
- b112 1y ago
  The study is a British joke? What are you talking about? It seems to work with all rice, just with varying effectiveness. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720368728 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896972... Why do you think the study is targeting Japan? And why would the Brits joke about it? Do you think I am? It's just good, general info. Arsenic in rice is problem, and getting worse. I wonder why you would claim something like this, which literally can save lives, is false?
  - jeffbee 1y ago
    Something about this study is a bit odd. Why does the white rice cooked without rinsing or draining have less arsenic than the raw rice? Is it dissolving then escaping as steam? If so, it seems like the drying step of the experiment screws up the interpretation of the results. If not, conservation of species mass is violated somehow.
    - b112 1y ago
      I looked at the chart, this is interesting. The only thing I could think of, was that the water used was not entirely absorbed during cooking. So even the UA sample had excess water disposed of at the end. They talk about the lid being open, but that seems not plausible for the amount shown.
  - numpad0 1y ago
    Parboiling and draining rice has been a long-running European joke. Frenches do it as well. It absolutely ruin all short grains. It's a cooking method specifically for long grain rice as used in South Asian cooking, for which steaming would be wrong. And that is the point.
    - b112 1y ago
      Something is missing in our exchange here. Why would people purposefully ruin their food to make a joke? I sincerely doubt entire nations of people cook their food, purposefully ruining it, then laugh over the fact. "Oh that rice was terrible! Let's cook it that way again!" Yet you've attested this twice now, and in a thread discussing how to remove deadly arsenic from rice. You seem to want to discredit this study. You've claimed the study was false, was made up in jest. It's not some weird joke. Whatever you're trying to say, please don't do it by trying to discredit something designed to save lives. It's uncool.
      - numpad0 1y ago
        Of course it's not all British and French people. Just some. You can see it in the eyes of the presenter in the notorious "BBC rice" video. It is a weird Continental joke.
mrob 1y ago
The same draining step that removes arsenic also removes starch that's necessary for the traditional sticky texture of Japanese rice. You'll end up with rice that's difficult to eat with chopsticks. But it's great for making fried rice, especially if you replace the final absorption step with steaming, because all the grains end up well separated.

by b112 1y ago

opan 1y ago

>The PBA method involves parboiling the rice in pre-boiled water for five minutes before draining and refreshing the water, then cooking it on a lower heat to absorb all the water.

numpad0 1y ago

That method is for long-grain rice used in other parts of Asia, simply unfit for Japanese rice(or vice versa). It's just their highly British form of humor and customary jest. I'd suggest Brits ban full leaved teas in favor of microwaved teabags while at it.

b112 1y ago
The study is a British joke? What are you talking about? It seems to work with all rice, just with varying effectiveness. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720368728 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896972... Why do you think the study is targeting Japan? And why would the Brits joke about it? Do you think I am? It's just good, general info. Arsenic in rice is problem, and getting worse. I wonder why you would claim something like this, which literally can save lives, is false?
- jeffbee 1y ago
  Something about this study is a bit odd. Why does the white rice cooked without rinsing or draining have less arsenic than the raw rice? Is it dissolving then escaping as steam? If so, it seems like the drying step of the experiment screws up the interpretation of the results. If not, conservation of species mass is violated somehow.
  - b112 1y ago
    I looked at the chart, this is interesting. The only thing I could think of, was that the water used was not entirely absorbed during cooking. So even the UA sample had excess water disposed of at the end. They talk about the lid being open, but that seems not plausible for the amount shown.
- numpad0 1y ago
  Parboiling and draining rice has been a long-running European joke. Frenches do it as well. It absolutely ruin all short grains. It's a cooking method specifically for long grain rice as used in South Asian cooking, for which steaming would be wrong. And that is the point.
  - b112 1y ago
    Something is missing in our exchange here. Why would people purposefully ruin their food to make a joke? I sincerely doubt entire nations of people cook their food, purposefully ruining it, then laugh over the fact. "Oh that rice was terrible! Let's cook it that way again!" Yet you've attested this twice now, and in a thread discussing how to remove deadly arsenic from rice. You seem to want to discredit this study. You've claimed the study was false, was made up in jest. It's not some weird joke. Whatever you're trying to say, please don't do it by trying to discredit something designed to save lives. It's uncool.
    - numpad0 1y ago
      Of course it's not all British and French people. Just some. You can see it in the eyes of the presenter in the notorious "BBC rice" video. It is a weird Continental joke.

mrob 1y ago

The same draining step that removes arsenic also removes starch that's necessary for the traditional sticky texture of Japanese rice. You'll end up with rice that's difficult to eat with chopsticks. But it's great for making fried rice, especially if you replace the final absorption step with steaming, because all the grains end up well separated.