To add on, brown rice is potentially 'more harmful' than white rice, as pesticides and soil contaminants such as arsenic tend to gather in the husk.

And it's not really fully understood how beneficial the additional vitamins and minerals can be. Some avenues suggest potential worsened absorption/availibility overall due to presence of 'anti-nutrients'.

Ideally, and personally, I'd eat organic unpolished white rice. For example, http://www.countryfarmorganics.com/product...tail.asp?id=784

But it's expensive. So just the regular white rice would do, in moderation.

This post has been edited by DT1: Dec 3 2013, 06:52 PM

Definitely won't take brown rice. It's expensive, and potentially 'more harmful'.

Current taking white rice in moderate amounts, mainly during the night. Except for possible weekend binges on nasi lemak.

Great thing that the shop is near to your house, do let us know what you've found out about that rice, and the price. But I'm guessing while the bran and germ is removed, it doesn't go through further processing to make it shiny. Now I don't know much about the rice milling process so can't comment further.

Excerpt from whfoods site:

"To produce white rice, the bran layers of the rice have to be milled off. Most of the rice germ is also removed during this abrasive grinding process. At this point in the process the rice is called milled, unpolished white rice. Finally, a wire brush machine is used to remove the aleurone layer that remains on the rice. This step is called polishing. Polishing is not an all-or-nothing process, and semi-polished rice may still contain parts of its aleurone layer." - http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=190

Then again check the production date. Try to buy a pack that is no longer than 4 months since production. Make sure the pack is sealed properly. And store in an airtight container in the fridge after purchase. This is to counter potential rancidity due to not removing the aleurone layer, which contains fats / oils.

I think a way to counter this is to buy organic POLISHED white rice instead. Check these out:

http://www.matahariorganic.com/matahari-me...2&category_id=4
http://www.lohas.com.my/rice-and-grains/28...bario-rice.html
http://www.alive.my/index.php/nutrigracia/...white-rice.html

*Need to confirm with them whether it's polished or unpolished though.

At the end of the day, if your finances permits it, by all means go for the organic ones. Otherwise, just stick to the normal white rice will do. On a cost vs benefit basis you'll probably get a better quality of life from saving up on the extra cash and buy a house, etc.

This post has been edited by DT1: Dec 4 2013, 11:45 AM