Re: Stabilized rice bran thought to be #1 superfood

[Guest guest]

Duncan,

You mentioned that stabilized rice bran is a bit on the expensive side

unless bought at the feed store.

I just located two different rice brans by NOW which seem quite

inexpensive. Not sure if either one would meet your criteria.

The first is not labeled " stabilized rice bran " but NOW claims " NOW

rice bran is a full-fat stabilized rice bran that is produced from the

nutrient-rich bran portion of bran rice. "

The rice bran has more carbs than I like to eat (6 grams of non-fiber

carbs per 15 gram serving). If I eat full 4 ounces a day, the carbs

skyrocket to 24 grams of non-fiber carbs a day. so I also looked at

the rice bran oil which has no carbs at all.

Do either one of these seem like a superfood to you?

NOW Foods, Rice Bran 20 oz

List Price: $3.99

Price: $3.23

http://www.nutricity.com/n/pc/NOW-Foods-Rice-Bran-20-oz-658p3742.htm

NOW Foods, Rice Bran Oil - 16 oz.

List Price: $6.99

Price: $5.63

http://www.nutricity.com/n/pc/NOW-Foods-Rice-Bran-Oil-16-oz-190p3094.htm

Alobar

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 12:04 AM, Duncan Crow <duncancrow@...> wrote:

> We've touched on some superfoods such as algae, yeast, and garden vegetables.

But stabilized rice bran is my second food choice after full fat undenatured

whey concentrate if I was to be marooned on that proverbial desert island.

>

> My top two food choices are not whole foods but better. Rice bran is similar

to undenatured whey in that a large and undesireable cow protein fraction has

been removed to be used in other food processes and the preferred part kept as a

health food. Like whey, which has had the casein clabbered out, rice is still

pretty much a whole food if you can think of it as having the carbohydrate end

knocked off.

>

> The process used to knock the carb off the big end of the rice also preserves

the bran's oil from going rancid, so the best part of the whole grain can now be

concentrated and stored.

>

> Stabilized rice bran is practical to buy and use in serving sizes but it's so

powerful you'll only be using 2 oz per 100 lb by the look of it; probably a bit

expensive as people food but the feed store has it too.

>

>><http://www.npicenter.com/article/Research/World-s-1-superfood-stabilized-rice\

-bran.aspx>

> ----------------------------------

> <snip>

> Clinical studies have proven that the most nutrient-dense natural food on

Earth is stabilized rice bran. Tested by the U.S.D.A., stabilized rice bran is

an extremely powerful source of vitamins and minerals, essential amino acids,

omega-3 fats, CoQ10, complete protein and fiber, and contains more antioxidants

than any other food ever tested.

>

> As a result, many scientists, researchers and nutritionists now consider

stabilized rice bran the world's #1 superfood.

> ...

>

> Available in Chocolate and Vanilla flavors, every serving of Patty McPeak 24/7

has only 110 calories, but delivers 8 grams of protein, 5 grams of fiber, 120

antioxidants, and a full complex of amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals

and more, making them the most potent meal-replacement beverages available

today.

> </snip>

>

> Says Crow, " I want everyone to replace the psyllium used in my " glyconutrient

pudding " with stabilized rice bran " .

>

> " ...If I had to choose three WHOLE FOODS to be marooned with, a herd of goats,

fish, and all the coconuts I could eat. Like the South Seas Islanders " .

>

> all good,

>

> Duncan

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Alobar, yes stabilized rice bran looks like a superfood to me. Here's an

analysis of Integris Global's Risotriene:

https://healthy-living.org/html/risotriene_-_analysis.html

On dosing, it looks like 2 oz per 100 lb per day body weight is good for

livestock and apparently more is not better. For me the carbs at that dose are

inadequate. Before I learned about superfoods I used to have a loaf of brown

bread a day for sandwiches when I was working in the bush, after a breakfast

that included hash browns, then have roast potatoes, carrots and etc for supper

without gaining weight. Today I'm not as active and I can gain weight when I

need to so I'd skip the loaf and do well on the double hit of rice bran.

Some " cold pressed " and low temperature processed rice bran oil has been

carefully heated to preserve the nutrients and stop the lipase enzyme from

breaking down the oil. That said, when I was introduced to rice bran oil in 2001

by a wholesaler I investigated it but did not adopt it as a cooking oil because

linoleic acid is I think too high to use it as my only cooking oil.

I don't think any oil is a superfood but the oil component of the whole bran

will satisfy my omega-6 requirement, supplies a whole class of oil-soluble

antioxidants, and the of oleic acid in the bran is not an issue given the dose.

all good,

Duncan

>

> Duncan,

> You mentioned that stabilized rice bran is a bit on the expensive side

> unless bought at the feed store.

>

> I just located two different rice brans by NOW which seem quite

> inexpensive. Not sure if either one would meet your criteria.

> The first is not labeled " stabilized rice bran " but NOW claims " NOW

> rice bran is a full-fat stabilized rice bran that is produced from the

> nutrient-rich bran portion of bran rice. "

>

> The rice bran has more carbs than I like to eat (6 grams of non-fiber

> carbs per 15 gram serving). If I eat full 4 ounces a day, the carbs

> skyrocket to 24 grams of non-fiber carbs a day. so I also looked at

> the rice bran oil which has no carbs at all.

>

> Do either one of these seem like a superfood to you?

>

> NOW Foods, Rice Bran 20 oz

> List Price: $3.99

> Price: $3.23

> http://www.nutricity.com/n/pc/NOW-Foods-Rice-Bran-20-oz-658p3742.htm

>

> NOW Foods, Rice Bran Oil - 16 oz.

> List Price: $6.99

> Price: $5.63

> http://www.nutricity.com/n/pc/NOW-Foods-Rice-Bran-Oil-16-oz-190p3094.htm

>

> Alobar

>

[Guest guest]

Duncan,

This interested me very much but I cannot for the life of me find an actually

study stating that the Stabilized rice bran contains omega-3 fatty acids. I

would like to know how much per serving it actually has and the ratio to the

omega 6 as well.

Do you have any info on this?

Thank you,

-deneen

>

><http://www.npicenter.com/article/Research/World-s-1-superfood-stabilized-rice-\

bran.aspx>

> ----------------------------------

> <snip>

> Clinical studies have proven that the most nutrient-dense natural food on

Earth is stabilized rice bran. Tested by the U.S.D.A., stabilized rice bran is

an extremely powerful source of vitamins and minerals, essential amino acids,

omega-3 fats, CoQ10, complete protein and fiber, and contains more antioxidants

than any other food ever tested.

> all good,

>

> Duncan

[Guest guest]

I can get a 40 pound bag for $22 at the local feed store, but would that be

" human grade " ? The ingredients list " 100% Stabilized Rice Bran " . I assume

storing it in the feezer would be fine, since it's should be refridgerated, and

my fridge just isn't large enough for that.

I'm glad this product was brought up, as it seems like a useful addition to my

diet.

M

--- In Coconut Oil , Alobar <Alobar@...>

> You mentioned that stabilized rice bran is a bit on the expensive side

> unless bought at the feed store.

[Guest guest]

I did that recently but alas found out that whatever was sold to the feed stores

could possibly be contaminated with rat droppings as it would be- on the-

floor- of- the- mills

now- I us-e- it for- w-or-m food. good- price- though

mike-

[Guest guest]

Deneen: PubMed contains a review abstract that summarizes the fatty acids in

rice bran oil.

><http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1770191>

Can't say whether difference was noted between cold-pressed and hot.

Unfortunately, you don't get a decent omega-3 to 6 ratio with rice bran oil for

two reasons:

1) only 2% of the 2.2% of the plant omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid converts to DHA

or EPA, the essential fatty acids, and it does that only if the omega-6 oil

linoleic acid is low enough to not compete with its absorption.

2) linoleic acid is high

On that proverbial desert island you may have to eat sea food.

all good,

Duncan

>

>

>

> Duncan,

>

> This interested me very much but I cannot for the life of me find an actually

study stating that the Stabilized rice bran contains omega-3 fatty acids. I

would like to know how much per serving it actually has and the ratio to the

omega 6 as well.

>

> Do you have any info on this?

>

> Thank you,

> -deneen

>

[Guest guest]

If the stabilized rice bran is not labeled as human grade or food grade I doubt

that it is. Animal feeds usually aren't, but animal supplements enjoy perennial

popularity as human supplements nonetheless. Chances are that it is made by the

same method, proabably in a factory that also does food grade runs.

We may find comparative analyses from different companies to be useful. Being

more familiar with the actual processing practices of each type of extraction

and pelletizing or lack thereof, same as we did with the undenatured whey, might

help us select the best of the stabilized rice brans.

all good,

Duncan

>

> I can get a 40 pound bag for $22 at the local feed store, but would that be

" human grade " ? The ingredients list " 100% Stabilized Rice Bran " . I assume

storing it in the feezer would be fine, since it's should be refridgerated, and

my fridge just isn't large enough for that.

>

> I'm glad this product was brought up, as it seems like a useful addition to my

diet.

>

> M

>

[Guest guest]

I like to think that the days of feed mills splashing half-ground carbs all over

the floor and blowing edible dust all over the general area are gone. That's one

of the things I'd investigate though when choosing an animal feed manufacturer.

There's no dust in or around the feed mill in town like there used to be when I

was a kid, but they don't process rice bran at this particular plant. Pigeons

used to be a useful indicator and there are hardly any.

all good,

Duncan

>

>

>

> I did that recently but alas found out that whatever was sold to the feed

stores could possibly be contaminated with rat droppings as it would be- on

the- floor- of- the- mills

> now- I us-e- it for- w-or-m food. good- price- though

>

> mike-

>

[Guest guest]

we give our horses rice bran.  it keeps there bowels smooth and there coat

shiny.  Also the added nutrients I get a 50 lb bad for about 12.00

Blessings

 

________________________________

From: Duncan Crow <duncancrow@...>

Coconut Oil

Sent: Sat, February 12, 2011 4:42:14 PM

Subject: Re: Stabilized rice bran thought to be #1

superfood

 

If the stabilized rice bran is not labeled as human grade or food grade I doubt

that it is. Animal feeds usually aren't, but animal supplements enjoy perennial

popularity as human supplements nonetheless. Chances are that it is made by the

same method, proabably in a factory that also does food grade runs.

We may find comparative analyses from different companies to be useful. Being

more familiar with the actual processing practices of each type of extraction

and pelletizing or lack thereof, same as we did with the undenatured whey, might

help us select the best of the stabilized rice brans.

all good,

Duncan

>

> I can get a 40 pound bag for $22 at the local feed store, but would that be

> " human grade " ? The ingredients list " 100% Stabilized Rice Bran " . I assume

>storing it in the feezer would be fine, since it's should be refridgerated, and

>my fridge just isn't large enough for that.

>

>

> I'm glad this product was brought up, as it seems like a useful addition to my

>diet.

>

>

> M

>

[Guest guest]

Wow. Where do you get it? I just ordered a 30 pound bag from KV Vet for 35.00.

> we give our horses rice bran. it keeps there bowels smooth and there coat

> shiny. Also the added nutrients I get a 50 lb bad for about 12.00

>

> Blessings

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Here is a write up from a Philippine website: on DARAK (Filipino term for rice

bran). DARAK was made into a poor man's vitamin called Tikitiki. The rich had

ABDEC.

With sophisticated machineries and tools, i am sure this has other greater

benefits.

Anyhow, daraw is used as pig's feed.

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Darak

Oryza sativa

Other scientific names Common names

Oryza sativa

Rice bran,

O. aristata Rice polishings (Engl.)

O. glutinosa

O. montana

O. praecox

General info

First used in the early 1900s for " taon, " a disease afficting children,

successfully treated with daily doses of a sweetened decoction of dry roasted

darak. The affiction was later identified as " beriberi. " Twenty years later,

Zamora, a pharmacist, developed a darak extract in syrup form, bottling

it as " Tiki-tiki. "

Constituents

Vitamins A, B complex, D and E; fat, 20%; carbohydrates; proteins; adenine;

choline; arachidic, behenic, lignoceric, palmitic, and oleic acids; phytosterin.

Uses

Folkloric

· Beriberi and other vitamin deficiencies: 25% tea decoction. The bran can also

be made into cookies or mixed with other bakery products.

· Laxative: Two teaspoons of Darak in one glass of water; cool, stir well and

drink, daily as needed.

Others

· Fringe folkloric: Pillows stuffed with darak has been used as a sleep aid for

insomniacs.

Availability

Commercially available as animal feed.

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[Guest guest]

Ratan, I don't have an analysis but I think rice bran is low in disaccharides

but it certainly has enough starch to compromise your anti-candida diet if

you're planning on using 2-4 oz daily. If you can use a little stabilized rice

bran and limit other starch sources it is an advantage in that it is much more

nutritionally dense and it provides antioxidant nutrients that other seeds do

not.

all good,

Duncan

grains which are higher in insoluble fiber content (mainly cellulose) are

digested more slowly, and are thus lower on the glycemic index,

>

> Duncan:

> Can we take rice bran, the outer skin/flakes of rice in anti-candida diet?

Will it have di-saccharide (starch-maltose)?

> Thanks.

> ---------

> Ratan Singh,

[Guest guest]

Fermenting stabilized rice bran reduces carbs and increases ash, protein and

fiber.

><http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a927236299~db=all~jumptype=rs\

s>

I hope some of the brewers out there will try it and report back.

Also, some research reports good results in diabetes type II even without

fermentating.

><http://eprints.arums.ac.ir/1580/1/252-255.pdf>

all good,

Duncan