Black Sticky Rice
Black Sticky Rice
Black sticky rice is a type of glutinous whole grain rice used to make desserts in Thailand and a number of other South-East Asian nations. It has an eye-popping, natural ink-black colour, and when cooked has a nutty flavour with a creamy and sticky pudding-like texture. (recipetineats)
Nutritional Benefit of Black Sticky Rice:
According to article by Maria Dannie on 27th December 2018, published on “healthyeating.sfgate.com”, Black Sticky Rice,
1. Help raise your dietary fibre consumption. As a dietary fibre, insoluble fibre makes you feel full more quickly, reducing the likelihood that you will overeat. Including black sticky rice in your diet can help raise your dietary fibre consumption.
2. Help body properly function. Help your body build bones and teeth. A one-third cup serving of dry black rice contains 120 percent of your daily value of manganese, 20 percent each of phosphorus and magnesium, and 8 percent of your daily value of selenium. Manganese is considered an essential mineral, as it is required for your body to properly function. Phosphorous helps your body build bones and teeth, and like manganese. Magnesium, like both phosphorous and manganese, is vital to an array processes in your body.
3. May help to fight cancer and heart disease. Antioxidants are natural or synthetic substances that protect or reduce the likelihood of cell damage from environmental toxins and free radicals. Black sticky rice is rich in anthocyanin antioxidants, which may be helpful in fighting cancer and heart disease.
