What is dragon blood rice and how is it nutritious?

What is Dragon Blood Rice?

Dragon blood brown rice (also known as Dragon blood brown rice) is grown in the deep flooded areas of the Mekong Delta. This is a special rice that is different from the usual white rice grown here.

Dragon blood rice is lightly milled, so it still retains the reddish-brown rice shell, the inside of the rice grain when broken in half is also red (different from other types of brown rice, when broken in half, the rice grain will be white). Rice grains, when cooked into rice, are fragrant, the more you chew, the more sweet and fatty you feel.

Dragon blood rice has high nutritional value, often used as a nutritional powder for children, to nourish the body for sick people.

Nutritional value of dragon blood rice

Dragon blood rice contains a full range of Starch, Protein, Fat, Fiber along with Vitamins: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6… In addition, it is rich in trace elements such as Calcium, Iron, Magnesium. , Kali…

Dragon blood rice is especially good for pregnant women and children, who have just woken up sick. You can combine eating dragon blood rice with white rice for good health. According to research, in a month, if you spend 10 days eating dragon blood rice instead of white rice, it will help the body detox well.

Especially dragon blood rice is rich in magnesium: One cup of dragon blood rice can provide 21% of the required amount of Magnesium for a day, in addition, it also provides Calcium, Iron … so the effect of dragon blood rice cannot be denied for with the prevention of osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, strong bones, improve anemia.

However, dragon blood rice is a type of rice with a high glycemic index, not suitable for people with diabetes because if used regularly, it will destabilize blood sugar, causing patients to quickly show symptoms of the disease. People with obesity who need to control their weight should also consider when choosing to use dragon blood rice.

How to make dragon blood rice

Because this is a harder type of rice than normal white rice, it is recommended to soak the rice before cooking so that the rice grains will expand , the rice will be softer and tastier. It is also recommended to use more water when cooking than normal white rice (rice:water ratio is 1:3 or 1:4 depending on taste), cooking time is also longer (about 40 minutes).

You can eat dragon blood rice with sesame salt and peanuts to increase the appetite.

You can roast rice, cook porridge or grind flour mixed with milk to drink, or mix and eat with yogurt.

Hopefully this article of Tnhelearning.edu.vn can help you better understand dragon blood rice and have an option to care for your family besides ordinary white rice. Add a little color to the tray of rice, which is both eye-catching and nutritious, why not you?

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