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Move Over Blueberries--There's A New Antioxidant in Town

From Science Daily. Many spices, as well as small red beans, have toppled blueberries for the top spot on the TAC (total antioxidant capacity) list--now it's forbidden rice's turn. Surprised? I am. I was also surprised to find raw sorghum on the list at all!

"Just a spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than are found in a spoonful of blueberries, but with less sugar and more fiber and vitamin E antioxidants," said Zhimin Xu, Associate Professor at the Department of Food Science at Louisiana State University Agricultural Center in Baton Rouge, La., who reported on the research. "If berries are used to boost health, why not black rice and black rice bran? Especially, black rice bran would be a unique and economical material to increase consumption of health promoting antioxidants."

Think black rice pasta, and black rice flour here. Maybe black rice bran, if it's sold as a separate food (like brown rice bran is). Check your local Oriental stores and health food stores for black rice items.

Here I though eating wild rice was good enough...sheesh!

Posted by Cute at 5:49 PM

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