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White rice or brown rice

Posted on 8/23/26 at 4:46 pm
Posted by Jim bean xxx
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Posted on 8/23/26 at 4:46 pm
Is white generally softer than brown after cooking

Posted by Tree_Fall
Member since Mar 2021
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Posted on 8/23/26 at 7:05 pm to
Yes.

Rice starts off brown with germ and husks intact. Milling strips that away until pearly white rice is left. While white rice is less nutritious it cooks faster, gets softer and stores unrefrigerated forever. Brown rice retains some oils and will go rancid in about a year unless stored in freezer, which it seldom is. That said brown rice today has become more similar to white in terms of cooking time and softness. I guess it is getting a newer type of milling. Finding an old-fashion, firm nut-like brown takes a bit of careful shopping.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20665 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 7:09 pm to
Yes, and takes a bit longer to cook too. It usually takes me about 40 minutes or so to cook brown rice on the stovetop.
Posted by SW2SCLA
We all float down here
Member since Feb 2009
23094 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 7:20 pm to
We've been using white Parish Rice for a couple of years
Posted by RichJ
The Land of the CoonAss
Member since Nov 2016
6427 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 7:36 pm to
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We've been using white Parish Rice for a couple of years


Same, exclusively…
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8996 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 8:29 pm to
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husks
bran... but everything else is spot on!
Posted by Bryno1960
Off River Road
Member since Aug 2013
4465 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 2:33 pm to
Brown Rice as it's healthier for you.
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
28086 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:20 pm to
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Brown Rice as it's healthier for you.
this...White rice tastes better, but brown rice is healthier.

Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
39688 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 4:04 pm to
There is no reason to ever eat brown rice. That shite is horrible
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
39688 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 4:04 pm to
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Brown Rice as it's healthier for you.

ehhh not really
Posted by pbro62
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2016
15526 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 4:11 pm to
I think the word yall are looking for is more nutritious not more healthy. But like any food combined with other foods and in moderation could be healthier.
Posted by Churchill
Member since Apr 2009
765 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:44 pm to
They started serving brown rice in school when Michelle my Belle was in the White House, and now the kids say they won't eat the gumbo because it is nasty.
Posted by TideSaint
God's country
Member since Sep 2008
85890 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:53 pm to
Brown rice is gross.

On one of my deployments the chow hall contractor couldn't get white rice for almost 3 months for some reason.

I didn't eat rice during that time period.
This post was edited on 8/24/26 at 6:04 pm
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
39688 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:58 pm to
I'm the same way. My mom started using brown rice occasionally a few years ago and I'd rather just eat the beans by themselves than with brown rice if I can't have white rice
Posted by GEAUXT
Member since Nov 2007
30788 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 5:58 pm to
Black/purple rice is the best
Posted by Jim bean xxx
Member since Sep 2018
10691 posts
Posted on 8/25/26 at 1:24 pm to
Thanks guys

I thought it was just me

White rice it is
Posted by Citica8
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2012
4368 posts
Posted on 8/25/26 at 9:08 pm to
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There is no reason to ever eat brown rice
Brown rice has a lower glycemic index than white rice, due to its fiber, slowing digestion. There are some beneficial nutrients you don't get in white rice, but it is also higher in arsenic.

Basmati rice has a similar glycemic index to brown rice, and if that is something that does concern you, rinsing/washing your rice will remove some excess starch that can increase blood sugar spikes.
Posted by andouille
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Member since Dec 2004
11997 posts
Posted on 8/25/26 at 10:20 pm to
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Brown Rice as it's healthier for you.


No, Brown rice consistently contains higher levels of arsenic (especially inorganic arsenic, the more toxic form) than white rice.
Posted by ole man
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2007
18990 posts
Posted on 8/26/26 at 5:22 am to
You sure about that,,,,,,
Posted by andouille
A table near a waiter.
Member since Dec 2004
11997 posts
Posted on 8/26/26 at 9:39 am to
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You sure about that,,,,,,


Yes, I'll give you the source:

Arsenic concentrates in the outer layers of the rice grain (the bran and germ). Brown rice keeps these layers intact, while white rice has them removed during milling/polishing, which significantly reduces arsenic content. Multiple studies and tests confirm this pattern:

Recent Consumer Reports testing found brown rice averaging about 113 ppb inorganic arsenic versus 72 ppb for white rice.
A Michigan State University analysis reported higher average inorganic arsenic in brown rice (around 138 ppb in one summary) than white rice (around 93 ppb).

Earlier data and reviews show similar differences, with brown rice often having roughly 50–80% more inorganic arsenic than comparable white rice of the same type.
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