Sri Lankan scientists have discovered a method of cooking rice that may reduce calori

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Low calorie rice has many XO nutritional benefits. And help reduce obesity that is a big problem in many countriesRice is the staple food of Asians. But it is also a high-calorie, starchy diet that can cause obesity and diabetes.

A new study reported by researchers at the Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Point out that cooking rice with a special method may reduce the amount of calories in the rice.

A report presented to the world's largest scientific association, National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) on Wednesday, March 25, indicated that a cup of cooked rice contains about 250 calories. Most of the calories from starch, which are converted to sugar, are stored as fat in our body. Bring about various diseases

But the researchers point out that cooking rice with this specific method reduces the calorie content of rice by 50-60%.

Dr. Pushparajah Thavarajva, who led the study, said: How to cook such rice is One - Add coconut oil to boiling water. Second - Add half a cup of rice to the water and boil for 20-40 minutes to cook thoroughly. And the last step is put in the refrigerator for 12 hours.

Researchers say that the process of heating and cooling the rice. It stimulates a chemical reaction that converts the starch that the body can easily digest. The flour that is resistant to the digestive system in the body, which is called Resistant Starch or RS, which means that the body's calories from rice cooked in this way is also less.

The researchers also said that reheating the frozen rice to be eaten. It will not affect the RS level or the rice resistance. And will not make the rice more easily digested or absorbed as the old one


This Sri Lankan research team intends to test this low-calorie rice cooker on humans. To study which varieties of rice can best respond to this method of cooking. As well as further studies on whether there are other types of oils That can be used instead of coconut oil, such as sunflower seed oil. Because coconut oil itself has quite a few calories as well, about 39 calories per teaspoon.

Scientists attending ACS at the Colorado Convention Center believe that low-calorie cooked rice has a number of nutritional benefits. It may also be an alternative to reducing obesity that is a big problem in many countries.