High Nutrition Rice Bran

[jaideeguy]

I buy fresh rice bran from a neighborhood rice mill @ 150thb/30k to feed our chickens, ducks and now trying it on the wife's catfish. yesterday, I smelled the new bag that I had just purchased and it smelled so tasty that I baked a loaf of bread using 3/4th cup of rice bran to 3 cups of flour and it made a tasty lite loaf. But after mixing and waiting for it to rise, i did some googling and found some cautions.

the following is from wikipedia.....

Rice bran is a by-product of the rice milling process (the conversion of brown rice to white rice), and it contains various antioxidants that impart beneficial effects on human health. A major rice bran fraction contains 12%-13% oil and highly unsaponifiable components (4.3%).[citation needed] This fraction contains tocotrienols (a form of vitamin E), gamma-oryzanol and beta-sitosterol; all these constituents may contribute to the lowering of the plasma levels of the various parameters of the lipid profile. Rice bran also contains a high level of dietary fibres (beta-glucan, pectin and gum). In addition, it also contains ferulic acid, which is also a component of the structure of non-lignified cell walls. However, some research suggests that there are levels of inorganic arsenic (a toxin and carcinogen) present in rice bran. One study found the levels to be 20% higher than in drinking water.[1] Other types of bran (derived from wheat, oat or barley) contain less arsenic than rice bran, but not necessarily the same health benefits.[2]

The high oil content of bran makes it subject to rancidification, one of the reasons that it is often separated from the grain before storage or further processing. The bran itself can be heat-treated to increase its longevity

I then got a little concerned about the safety of it and tried a small piece of my freshly baked bread.....no ill effects. Then this morning i ate more and sitll no ill effects.

Just wondering if others out there have used this wonderful, [but possibly toxic?] cheap nutritious food source.....or know anything about stabalization of it on a small scale.

Maybe the mods could leave this on the general topics a day or so, then move it to the western food forum?/

Thanks in advance........

[riepan963]

Al least you know the food source which must be an advantage over generally buying from most reataurants where they pile in MSG poison and the like even after you specifically ask for it to be left out. Do you know the name of the rice bran in Thai as I use 10% wholemeal to my bread but is very expensive?

[bina]

proper storage of any kind of feeds is very important as there are toxic molds, fungeses (argot being the most famous, for wheat)etc that can grow on feed bought from lots...

as for minor traces of other things: arsenic for instance builds up, so u wouldnt feel the affect after one day anyhow-- wormwood aslo has arsenic in it and we drink the tea of the wormwood daily, its in the culture, however poeple dont drink more then one or two cups a day...

amost every plant leaf grain has some kind of chemical setup that can cause toxcity or prevent absorbtion of certain nutrients: cabbage/spinach/chard is an example for humans (oxalic acid); certain grazing pasture foods cause anemia in sheep in large amounts;tannic acids in leaves during certain seasons only; old vx new grains ...

so, if u dont make up most of your diet from rice bran, u should be on the safe side; its more the storage and possible poisonous molds (toxins) that can form that would worry me...

everything in moderation... use as an additive not a main ingredient, keep stored properly, as feedstorage/mills have rats and rats carry leptospriosis among other things...

sometimes ignorance is healthier to the brain:)

bina

israel

[Godolphin]

^The bran may not be great for you but rice bran oil is really good for you by all accounts.

[Lumumba]

Rice bran and banana give me migraine. I really like banana.

Rice bran oil benefits seem over exaggerated to me, I tried to forced feed myself but always end up with blinding headaches.