Brown rice
Scientific names: Oryza sativa
Family: Poaceae
Alternate names: Arroz Integral, Dewaxed Brown Rice, Genmai, Glutinous Brown Rice, Pre-germinated Brown Rice, Riz Asiatique, Riz Brun, Riz Cargo, Riz Complet, Riz Intégral, Sticky Brown Rice
Background
Brown rice is the dehusked seed of the rice plant (Oryza sativa). It contains nutrients such as fiber that are often removed from white rice.
Brown rice retains the bran, germ, and endosperm from the seed of the rice plant. This means that brown rice contains higher amounts of fiber, unsaturated fatty acids, protein, minerals, vitamins, and starch than white rice.
People use brown rice for diabetes, prediabetes, obesity, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Don't confuse brown rice with rice bran, rice protein, black rice, or red yeast rice. These are not the same.
Brown rice retains the bran, germ, and endosperm from the seed of the rice plant. This means that brown rice contains higher amounts of fiber, unsaturated fatty acids, protein, minerals, vitamins, and starch than white rice.
People use brown rice for diabetes, prediabetes, obesity, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses.
Don't confuse brown rice with rice bran, rice protein, black rice, or red yeast rice. These are not the same.
Safety Safety definitions
When taken by mouth: Brown rice is commonly consumed in foods. But there isn't enough reliable information to know if brown rice is safe to use in larger amounts as medicine or what the side effects might be.
Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Brown rice is commonly consumed in foods. But there isn't enough reliable information to know if brown rice is safe to use in the larger amounts as medicine. Stay on the safe side and stick to food amounts.Effectiveness
Effective Effectiveness definitions
There is interest in using brown rice for a number of purposes, but there isn't enough reliable information to say whether it might be helpful.
Dosing & administration
Brown rice is commonly consumed in foods. As medicine, there isn't enough reliable information to know what an appropriate dose of brown rice might be. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult a healthcare professional before using.
Interactions with pharmaceuticals
It is not known if Brown Rice interacts with any medicines. Before taking Brown Rice, talk with your healthcare professional if you take any medications.
Interactions with herbs & supplements
There are no known interactions with herbs and supplements.
Interactions with foods
There are no known interactions with foods.
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Per 30 g (Double Choc):
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice protein)
- Oryza sativa milk powder (Brown rice)
- Golden pea protein (sprout) bio-fermented
- Natural flavours
- Arctic sea algae
- Linseed
- Apple pectin
- Inulin (Dietary fibre)
- Curry leaf extract
- Psidium guajava (Guava)
- Phyllanthus emblica
- Bixa orellana (seed)
- Ocimum tenuiflorum
- Citrus limon (Lemon)
- Bacillus coagulans (GBI-30)
- Thaumatin
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa powder)
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Per 30 g:
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice sprout, bio-fermented protein) 24.9 g
- Oryza sativa milk powder (Brown rice)
- Vanilla planifolia (Vanilla bean) 0.06 g
- Golden pea protein (sprout) bio-fermented
- Natural flavours
- Acacia sp. (gum)
- Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (Guar gum)
- Sunflower seed extract
- Magnesium
- Protease
- Amylase enzyme
- Lipase
- Cellulase
- Lactase
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Thaumatin
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Per 20 g (Vanilla):
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice protein fermented)
- L-lysine
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Cellulase
- Proteolytic enzymes
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Per 28 g:
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice sprout, bio-fermented protein)
- Cannabis sativa
- Lepidium meyenii (root)
- Lycium barbarum (berry)
- Mesquite (pod) powder
- Luo Han Guo (fruit) ext. (Monk fruit)
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1 kg Chocolate
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Per 30 g (Choc & Coconut):
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Per 34 g (Organic Cinnamon & Vanilla):
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice sprout, bio-fermented protein)
- Golden pea protein (sprout) bio-fermented
- Garcinia cambogia
- Myristica fragrans (Nutmeg)
- Curcumin (Turmeric)
- Capsicum spp.
- Foeniculum vulgare (seed)
- Arctium lappa (root)
- Stevia rebaubiana (leaf)
- Taraxacum officinale (leaf)
- Eleutherococcus senticosus (root)
- Coleus forskohlii (root)
- Petroselinum crispum (leaf)
- Crataegus monogyna (berry)
- Juglans nigra (fruit hull)
- Zingiber officinale
- Fucus vesiculosus
- Stellaria media
- Apple pectin
- Cinnamomum spp.
- Vanilla planifolia (Vanilla bean)
- Laminaria digitara (Kelp)
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Per 30 g:
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Per 6 g:
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice protein)
- Fermented soybean paste (Miso)
- Daucus carota powder (Carrot)
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach)
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala (leaf) powder (Kale)
- Pumpkin powder
- Sweet potato powder
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (seed) powder
- Nutritional yeast flakes (Dried yeast)
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Curcuma longa powder
- Arctic sea algae
- Laminaria digitara (Kelp)
- Petroselinum crispum powder
- Allium schoenoprasum powder
- Piper nigrum powder
- Sea salt
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Per 6 g:
- Oryza sativa (Rice)
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice)
- Fermented soybean paste (Red miso)
- Sea salt
- Aspergillus oryzae (Kōji mould)
- Medium Chain Triglycerides (powder) (MCT)
- Nutritional yeast flakes (Dried yeast)
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Tapioca
- Allium cepa
- Daucus carota powder (Carrot)
- Apium graveolens
- Allium sativum
- Curcuma longa
- Pumpkin powder
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala (leaf) powder (Kale)
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach)
- Sweet potato powder
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (Broccoli)
- Laminaria digitara (Kelp)
- Petroselinum crispum
- Allium schoenoprasum
- Piper nigrum
- Arctic sea algae
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Per 40 g:
- Oryza sativa (Rice protein)
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice malt syrup)
- Pea protein isolate
- Tapioca
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa mass)
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa powder)
- Natural flavours
- Sunflower lecithin
- Sea salt
- d-alpha-Tocopherol
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Dark chocolate
- Dark chocolate (chips)
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Per 40 g:
- Oryza sativa (Rice protein)
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice malt syrup)
- Pea protein isolate
- Tapioca
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa mass)
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa powder)
- Natural flavours
- Sunflower lecithin
- Sea salt
- d-alpha-Tocopherol
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Arachis hypogaea (Peanuts)
- Arachis hypogaea (Peanut butter)
- Dark chocolate
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Per 40 g:
- Oryza sativa (Rice protein)
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice malt syrup)
- Pea protein isolate
- Tapioca
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa mass)
- Natural flavours
- Sunflower lecithin
- Sea salt
- d-alpha-Tocopherol
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Dark chocolate
- Dark chocolate (chips)
- Fagopyrum esculentum powder
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Per bar:
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice malt syrup)
- Arachis hypogaea (Peanut protein isolate) 10.2 g
- Arachis hypogaea (Peanuts) 15 g
- Pea protein concentrate
- L-glutamine
- Prebiotic fibre
- Phoenix dactylifera (Date)
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa mass)
- Coconut sugar
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa solids)
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Grape (dried) (Sultana)
- Natural peanut flavour
- Coconut oil
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
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Per bar:
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice malt syrup)
- Pea protein concentrate
- L-glutamine
- Prebiotic fibre
- Vicia faba (Fava bean protein)
- Prunus dulcis (Almond)
- Phoenix dactylifera (Date)
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa mass)
- Coconut sugar
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Vaccinium macrocarpon
- Sugar
- Sunflower oil
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa powder) 3 g
- Coconut flesh (dried)
- Prunus serotina (fruit) ext. (Black cherry)
- Grape (dried) (Sultana)
- Coconut oil
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa solids)
- Natural cherry flavour
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Per bar:
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice malt syrup)
- Pea protein concentrate
- L-glutamine
- Prebiotic fibre
- Prunus dulcis (Almond)
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa mass)
- Coconut sugar
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa solids)
- Natural vanilla flavour
- Phoenix dactylifera (Date)
- Theobroma cacao (Cocoa powder) 5.4 g
- Grape (dried) (Sultana)
- Coconut flesh (dried)
- Coconut oil
- Pink Himalayan crystal salt
- Stevia rebaubiana
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Per 8 g:
- Oryza sativa (Brown rice protein)
- Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) 1.68 g
- Wheatgrass powder 1.12 g
- Medicago sativa powder 160 mg
- Hordeum vulgare powder 160 mg
- Chlorella pyrenoidosa powder
- Spinacia oleracea (Spinach) 80 mg
- Brassica oleracea var. acephala (leaf) powder (Kale) 80 mg
- Brassica oleracea var. italica (sprout) powder
- Inulin (Dietary fibre)
- Pea (fibre) sprouted
- Lepidium meyenii (root) powder
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae (boulardii) (SB) 200 mg
- Tremella fuciformis powder 200 mg
- Pouteria lucuma (fruit) powder
- Lentinula edodes powder 160 mg
- Quinoa (sprout) powder
- Malpighia glabra powder 120 mg
- Grifola frondosa powder 80 mg
- Schisandra chinensis powder 80 mg
- Stevia rebaubiana
- Beta vulgaris (root) powder (Beetroot)
- Daucus carota juice dry
- Davidson plum powder
- Backhousia citriodora (leaf) powder
- Kakadu plum powder 80 mg
- Banana resistant starch powder
- Tasmannia lanceolata powder
- Citrus australasica
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