Are you a diabetic patient? You are in need of a high-fiber diet but having difficulty in getting a fixed diet for your wellness? Do you often go around looking for plenty of nutritious food grains? Suffering from asthma and joint pain? If you are suffering from any of the major health issues we have a simple and good solution of diet for you. The red rice.
Indians love rice, we use it throughout the day in various meals but as you grow old you cannot eat like your younger self you need to have a strict diet. Restrict yourself from several foods and if you are diabetic rice is one of them.
But you don’t have to give up rice completely when you have an alternate solution for it. The red rice. It is perfect and a well-balanced food to be added to your shopping list.
Experts say that asthma, joint pains, and sugar levels are reduced and digestion can be improved by consuming red rice. You can consume it with yogurt, sambar or prepare rice dishes as you please just like you do with white rice.
The red rice won’t make you hungry frequently. It can fill you up easily keeping you uptight all day without wanting to munch any snacks.
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There are over 34 varieties of red rice. Thai red cargo rice, Kerala matta rice, Bhutanese red rice are some of the types.
Red rice is thin, the calcareous is thin. The calyx type, however, is thinner than the seed. Of all these, however, the Navara type is the most popular. At present, the price of a kilo of rice is around ₹ 120.
Up to 600 farmers are cultivating red rice in the two Telugu states. Of these, 80 were on a plantation near Tenali. Palekar cultivates 10 to 20 cents each as part of the indigenous paddy system of agriculture. They mainly use it for household consumption and sell the rest. Diabetics and health-conscious consumers from many districts, including Hyderabad, are buying red rice.
The red rice is widely used in South India- Karnataka, Andra Pradesh, Telangana for its abundant benefits.
The popularity of red rice has been on the rise in recent times. Gradually people are turning to this rice as it is high in fiber as well as nutrients. While white rice is high in carbs, red rice has more fiber than all other types of rice. Increases digestive energy removes clots in blood vessels, and improves blood circulation. In addition to vitamins B1, B2, and B6 are abundantly present, it is rich in minerals such as iron, zinc, potassium, sodium, calcium, and manganese. Above all, this rice is a panacea for diabetics.
It has a glycemic index of less than 45%, which eliminates high blood sugar levels. Eating red rice on a daily basis provides enough iron. The percentage of oxygen in the blood increases and reaches the tissues regularly. Red blood cells can increase steadily if red rice is consumed regularly. Asthma and joint problems can also be eliminated with the effective use of rice.
Due to organic farming, the investment per acre for red rice cultivation does not exceed ₹ 20,000. The harvest period for all red rice varieties is 110 to 130 days.
The maximum grain yield is 13 bags i.e., 75 kg per bag per acre. From these come 650 kg of rice. The yield of rice is ₹ 78,000 at ₹ 120 per kg. Costs range from ₹ 20,000 to ₹ 58,000. If the tenant is a farmer, if another ₹ 20,000 is leased, ₹ 38,000 will be leftover. Giving farmers good profit for their efforts.
Overall the red rice can be a very good solution to curb diabetics but also reduce joint pains, etc.