Fibre Facts
Eating brown rice is a tasty and easy way to increase the fibre content of your regular diet.
- The bran layer of brown rice is a rice source of dietary fibre.
- One cup (160g) of cooked brown rice contains around 2.4g of dietary fibre, which equates to 8% of an average man’s daily fibre needs and 9.6% of an average woman’s daily fibre needs.
- Both white and brown rice contain a special type of starch, known as resistant starch. Resistant starch escapes digestion in the body and behaves like dietary fibre. Research shows resistant starches support healthy bowels, a healthy heart and even a healthy weight.
