InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 15 days agoDangerously high levels of arsenic and cadmium found in samples of store-bought rice from more than 100 different brands purchased in the US.archive.phexternal-linkmessage-square28linkfedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down12cross-posted to: food@hexbear.net
arrow-up182arrow-down1external-linkDangerously high levels of arsenic and cadmium found in samples of store-bought rice from more than 100 different brands purchased in the US.archive.phInevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square28linkfedilinkcross-posted to: food@hexbear.net
minus-squareBartsbigbugbag@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·15 days ago👏 Wash 👏 your 👏 rice 👏
minus-squareXavienth@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·15 days agoWashing rice does not actually significantly remove contaminants
minus-squareLaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·15 days agoIt mostly removes extra starch, so you should still do it lol
minus-squarehellinkilla [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoI didn’t think it would stand up to scrutiny but I only find confirmatory information upon cursory research. I am not in a position to evaluate the research. Maybe someone else could comment. example: Effects of washing, soaking and domestic cooking on cadmium, arsenic and lead bioaccessibilities in rice - PubMed Washing and cooking of rice lowered the health risk by reducing Cd, As and Pb concentrations and bioaccessibilities respectively. everything found was along the same lines
👏 Wash 👏 your 👏 rice 👏
Washing rice does not actually significantly remove contaminants
It mostly removes extra starch, so you should still do it lol
I didn’t think it would stand up to scrutiny but I only find confirmatory information upon cursory research. I am not in a position to evaluate the research. Maybe someone else could comment.
example:
Effects of washing, soaking and domestic cooking on cadmium, arsenic and lead bioaccessibilities in rice - PubMed
everything found was along the same lines