Often people cook rice in a pressure cooker due to paucity of time. If you are also one of those people who use cooker to cook rice, then do not make this mistake again. This causes the starch present in rice to release a chemical called acrylamide, which is harmful for health.
Although mean fasting glucose levels were not different, glucose levels at 30 minutes were significantly higher after eating the non-pressure cooked-rice meal than eating pressure cooked-rice meal (P < 0.01). However, total glucose response was not significantly different between the two meals. Though the pressure cooked-rice contained more calories than non-pressure cooked-rice, the feeling of hunger and desire to eat after eating the meals were not significantly different. Compared to eating pressure cooked-rice, feeling of fullness was lower at 60 (P < 0.05) and 90 (P < 0.01) minutes after consuming non-pressure cooked-rice meal; however, the difference was disappeared at 120 and 180 minutes after.
This study suggests that consuming pressure cooked-rice or non-pressure cooked-rice may affect total calorie intake. The intake of non-pressure cooked-rice may be a possible way to reduce calorie intake; however further research on the long-term effect is necessary.
This study examined the effect of pressure or non-pressure cooked rice on glycemic response and satiety of healthy women in South Korea.
A total of 18 non-obese women aged 23–54 years participated in this study. On two separate mornings at intervals of 5 days or more, all participants were served with rice (200 ml) that was cooked either with pressure (using by an electronic pressure rice-cooker) or without pressure (using by in an electronic rice-cooker) and side dishes in a random order. The 200 ml of pressure cooked-rice contained 30 kcal higher in calories than the same amount of non-pressure cooked-rice, and the side dishes served with the cooked-rice were the same. Capillary blood-glucose response and satiety score were measured every 15 or 30 minutes for 2 hours (3 hours for satiety) before and after consuming the test diet. We used a paired t-test to examine the difference and a significant level was set at P < 0.05.
Steamed Rice or Pressure Cooked Rice, Which One is Better?
According to statistics, rice cooked in a pressure cooker tastes good as it has got a texture. On the other hand, steamed rice is healthy as it has lesser fat content because the starch is removed. Starch is considered as one of the main reasons for gaining weight. According to experts, there is also fewer water-soluble nutrients like carbohydrates and protein.
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