Wild rice provides nutritional properties and benefits, being rich in fiber, carbohydrates and low in fat. It is a superfood, healthy and indicated in any healthy diet.

The rice has become for centuries one of the fundamental and essential food in the diet of our distant ancestors.

It is an extremely nutritious food, especially rich in carbohydrates, which quickly provides energy and a series of interesting nutritional properties within a balanced diet.

Not surprisingly, there are different types of rice whose varieties are used in a wide variety of recipes, so depending on the dish that we are going to prepare, it is advisable to choose one type or another.

Although it is usually the usual, it is a type of brown rice, although wild rice, a variety from an aquatic plant native to North America.

Wild rice benefits.

The wild rice is the seed of a plant of seafood from North America, so although it is called in this way obviously, it is not actually a rice, but precisely from a seed.

It has an intense flavor reminiscent of nuts, and can be ideal to accompany white meats such as chicken or rabbit, as well as vegetables.

We can differentiate it from other types of rice because its grains are dark and long.

It becomes an interesting food in our diet, not only because of its low calorie content (due to its low amount of fat), as well as being extremely rich in carbohydratesproteins and fiber.

Thanks above all to its fiber content, it is a useful food for the prevention and treatment of constipation, while it is a product that provides energy naturally.

Nutritional benefits of wild rice:

  • 100 grams of wild rice provide 300 calories.
  • Carbohydrates: 65 gr.
  • Proteins: 14 gr.
  • Fat: 1.5 gr.
  • Fiber: 1.9 gr.
  • Vitamins: folic acid, A, E, C, B1, B2, B3, B6 and B12.
  • Minerals: potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and calcium.

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