Does Brown Rice have more carbs than White Rice?
ecs1516
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Looking at the entry for Lundberg Brown Jasmine vs Jasmine white rice the carbs are different. Is this correct? It says 34 carbs for 1/2 cup brown jasmine and 24 carbs for white jasmine.
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Looking at the entry for Lundberg Brown Jasmine vs Jasmine white rice the carbs are different. Is this correct? It says 34 carbs for 1/2 cup brown jasmine and 24 carbs for white jasmine.
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Yes, brown has more than white because Brown rice has complex carbs (the whole rice grain) which are better for you.0
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Theoretically speaking, yes. Since brown rice still has most of the hull still in tact to the grain itself, it has more overall nutrients than stripped-down conventional white rice. That includes more fiber and more carbs in brown rice in lieu of white rice.0
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According to the Lundberg product website: White long grain jasmine rice 1/4c dry has 36g carbs (1g Fiber), http://www.lundberg.com/products/rice/Organic_California_White_Jasmine_Rice.aspx
and the long grain brown rice, 1/4c dry has 35g Carbs (3g fiber)
http://www.lundberg.com/products/rice/Eco-Farmed_Long_Grain_Brown_Rice_-_1lb.aspx0 -
I'm not looking at the packages but cooked long grain brown rice has 45g Carbs per 195g serving. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/5707/2
cooked long grain white rice has 45g carbs per 158g serving.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/5712/2
So it would seem from this data that brown rice has fewer carbs per gram than white rice, but it could depend on what is added. Brown rice is considered a whole grain and has 4 times the fiber of white rice (which is significantly refined).
Go for the unrefined option regardless of carbohydrate content.0
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