The most effective way to preserve brown rice for a long time

1. Why is it necessary to preserve brown rice?

a) Avoid rice weevils

All kinds of rice in general and brown rice in particular are a lucrative dish for rice weevils. they bore the rice and lay eggs. These eggs will hatch into larvae and take nutrients from the rice grain. Rice weevils have been present since we bought rice, and can only be detected through the appearance of holes in the rice grain and small black larvae.

Even though rice has been infected with rice weevil larvae but has not yet formed weevils, when processing, cooking still does not affect the nutritional content of rice. On the contrary, when the rice has appeared weevils, the quality and taste of the rice will decrease significantly

b) Avoid mold

With the hot and humid climate in Vietnam, rice is easy to get moisture and mold. Mold not only affects the quality of rice but also has many potential risks to human health.

Moldy rice will be the breeding ground for aspergillus - a mold containing aflatoxin that causes keratosis pilaris, liver failure, and even liver cancer if moldy rice is used for a long time.

2. The ways to preserve brown rice are extremely effective

a) Preserved with garlic

Garlic has strong bactericidal properties, helping to repel insects, so garlic has a very good termite prevention effect. Besides, garlic also helps rice retain its maximum inherent quality.

Put the rice in a plastic container or jar with a lid, add a few cloves of peeled garlic on top; the amount of garlic more or less depends on the amount of rice to be preserved; Close the lid and you can rest assured.

b) Preserving rice with salt

Salt is also one of the terrors for the hateful rice weevils. Salt is salty and bactericidal, so when encountering salt, rice weevils will immediately run away. Sprinkle a little salt and mix well with the rice, be careful not to sprinkle too much salt because it can make the rice easily salty when processing and cause moisture.

c) Store rice in the refrigerator

According to many Japanese nutrition experts, storing brown rice in the refrigerator can prevent the proliferation and proliferation of rice weevil larvae. This helps brown rice to be preserved longer