OCR Text |
Show FACTS ABOUT RICE i rt? There has always been considerable discussion and misunderstanding as Yjf to Just what Is meant by the terms polished and coated rice and whether t ; coating Injures the food value. I'ol- Ished rice has the bran, the germ, the ''rlr gluten layer, and some of the outer Zt layers of starch cells removed from It. Is The common practice In the rice mills In this country Is to coat polished 5-;. rice Vth very small proportions of glucose and talc. The coating makes rice whiter and more lustrous, and, although . It Is a rather costly operation, opera-tion, millers nnd dealers believe that It pays. Since rice should be thoroughly thor-oughly wnshed through several waters before It is cooked, probably only very slight traces of coating remain. There is no evidence tending to show that coated rice, when properly washed and cooked, caused any digestive disturbances disturb-ances due to the small amount of coating left In the food. There Is, therefore, no danger In using coated rice us a part of a mixed diet when the rice has been properly washed and cooked. |