Cold Rice = fewer calories

JJayoo

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-32019176

"Scientists say they have found a way to make rice less calorific - boil it with coconut oil and then refrigerate for half a day before eating.

According to the Sri Lankan researchers, treating rice in this way reduces its calories by up to 60%.

They told the American Chemical Society how the method made the starch in the rice less digestible so the body took on less fuel than it otherwise would."

"And, according to the researchers the best way to make it is to simmer the rice for 40 minutes with a teaspoon of coconut oil, then let it cool and keep it refrigerated for 12 hours.

Researcher Sudhair James said: "The cooling is essential because amylose, the soluble part of the starch, leaves the granules during gelatinisation.

"Cooling for 12 hours will lead to formation of hydrogen bonds between the amylose molecules outside the rice grains which also turns it into a resistant starch."

He said reheating the cooled rice was fine too - it would not affect the resistant starch level"

But will it work for spuds???

Hanley

Does rinsing the rice prior to consumption have the same efffect does anyone know? Cos if it does, Mum got there first.

Gummy Panda

I remember someone posting something similar about pasta I think

EDIT: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29629761

Pasta always tastes better the next day

That's mad
Might give it a go

Alf Veedersane

Leftovers ftw!

JJayoo

So experiment time. Need to get a blood glucose monitor which is used by diabetics for measuring blood sugar levels, and then in the morning, on an empty stomach, consume 100 grams of freshly cooked rice and record how blood sugar levels change at 5/10/15/20/30/mins/1 hour.

Then store 100g of the rice in the fridge overnight, and do exactly the same thing the next day and see if there is a difference.

papu

Hanley wrote: »

Does rinsing the rice prior to consumption have the same efffect does anyone know? Cos if it does, Mum got there first.

Probably not since

The cooling is essential because amylose, the soluble part of the starch, leaves the granules during gelatinisation.

Doug Cartel

That's great and all, but wouldn't it be quicker, easier and less wasteful to just eat smaller portions of rice?

MrStuffins

Doug Cartel wrote: »

That's great and all, but wouldn't it be quicker, easier and less wasteful to just eat smaller portions of rice?

How about having a smaller portion and applying the above to it?

Zillah

MrStuffins wrote: »

How about having a smaller portion and applying the above to it?

Then you lose da gainz

Dravokivich

MrStuffins wrote: »

How about having a smaller portion and applying the above to it?

huh, why would you do that if the issue is with portions? To me it seems a bit crazy to look to reduce the calories within a fixed quantity of food. Just reduce quantity of food.

groovyg

If you want low cal rice why not make cauliflower rice

JJayoo

Dravokivich wrote: »

huh, why would you do that if the issue is with portions? To me it seems a bit crazy to look to reduce the calories within a fixed quantity of food. Just reduce quantity of food.

Quick get the WHO on the line we have a solution to Obesity.

Obviously you are correct but sometimes simple tips and hints can help

MrStuffins

Dravokivich wrote: »

huh, why would you do that if the issue is with portions? To me it seems a bit crazy to look to reduce the calories within a fixed quantity of food. Just reduce quantity of food.

......... but what if you want the same size portion with less calories?

rubadub

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I remember someone posting something similar about pasta I think

EDIT: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29629761

The pasta article has no mention of cooking with oil or the cool down time. I would like to see the other study and what did not work, e.g. was 6 hours much worse, what if its cooled instantly.

Many takeaways & restaurants will make fried rice with cold rice, so it could possibly be the less fattening choice, or have little difference.

I wonder how much water is needed, that "easy cook" rice is cooked to some degree beforehand, I wonder if that would have a similar effect.

And I wonder if the same is true of bread, would eating it hot out of the oven be different to cooled bread.

accensi0n

I'm reading this as 'cakes 60% less calorific if eat'n from fridge'.

SteelyDanJalapeno

groovyg wrote: »

If you want low cal rice why not make cauliflower rice

Cause it's absolute sh*t!

UnknownSpecies

Saw this article on reddit and one of the comments worked out that cooking it with the coconut oil negates something like 90% of the calories you'd save.

rubadub

dorgasm wrote: »

Saw this article on reddit and one of the comments worked out that cooking it with the coconut oil negates something like 90% of the calories you'd save.

Did they show figures, and did they have the cooking instructions?

I doubt it would be that high.

EDIT: found this, still vague instructions
https://www.yahoo.com/health/this-rice-cooking-trick-cuts-calories-in-half-and-114164120417.html

Those who worry that adding calorie-dense coconut oil to rice would make the food more fattening shouldn’t worry; the shift in starch type cancels out more calories than the coconut oil adds in.

conzy

When I was bulking I'd often cook 400g of rice and split it into 4 100g portions and microwave them during the week.

Rice stole my gains

UnknownSpecies

rubadub wrote: »

Did they show figures, and did they have the cooking instructions?

I doubt it would be that high.

EDIT: found this, still vague instructions
https://www.yahoo.com/health/this-rice-cooking-trick-cuts-calories-in-half-and-114164120417.html

Some comments try to give rough figures but nothing too scientific! Here's the comment thread, plenty of interesting discussion going on there too.

http://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/3090k6/scientists_have_discovered_a_simple_way_to_cook/