Improving Rice Dietary Fibre Content and Composition for Human Health

Soft textured rice is the major source of calories in the diet of most South East (SE) Asian countries. However, it is most often consumed after polishing which removes the bran and embryo and hence most of the vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre (DF) are lost. Consequently, white rice comprises ov...

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Published inJournal of nutritional science and vitaminology Vol. 65; no. Supplement; p. S48
Main Authors Lovegrove, Alison, Kosik, Ondrej, Bandonill, Evelyn, Abilgos-Ramos, Riza, Romero, Marissa, Sreenivasulu, Nese, Shewry, Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 2019
Subjects
Asia, Southeastern - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - etiology
Diet - adverse effects
Dietary Fiber - analysis
Food Handling - methods
Glycemic Index
Humans
Oryza - chemistry
Prevalence
Starch - analysis
Asia, Southeastern
type-2 diabetes
resistant starch
dietary fibre
human health
glycaemic index
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Summary:Soft textured rice is the major source of calories in the diet of most South East (SE) Asian countries. However, it is most often consumed after polishing which removes the bran and embryo and hence most of the vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre (DF) are lost. Consequently, white rice comprises over 90% starch with only trace amounts of DF and is rapidly digested in the human gastrointestinal tract, resulting in a high glycaemic index (GI). The excessive consumption of high GI foods is associated with increased risks of a range of chronic diseases including type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and some types of cancer. Furthermore, the incidence of these conditions is dramatically increasing in areas where white rice is the staple food, notably Asia, with the prevalence of diabetes in SE Asia alone predicted to reach 120 million by 2030. It is therefore necessary to develop rice lines in which high energy content is combined with low GI. This may be achieved by combining acceptable levels of resistant starch (RS) with an increased content of the cell wall derived-dietary fibre components.
ISSN:1881-7742