But rice accumulates about 10 times more arsenic from
the environment than other grains.
Not exact matches
Thinking about this, if nothing else, is a nice reminder about how the act of consuming food is so much more
than just nourishing ourselves... and one more reason to consider seasonal / local
grains and produce as healthy — for ourselves, for the
environment, and for
others.
Why rice cereal contains arsenic: Rice readily absorbs arsenic from the
environment, about 10 times more of it
than other grains.
On the
other hand, wheat and rye contain high levels of phytase — wheat contains fourteen times more phytase
than rice and rye contains over twice as much phytase as wheat.30 Soaking or souring these
grains, when freshly ground, in a warm
environment will destroy all phytic acid.
Led by David Tilman, a biology professor at the University of Minnesota, the research shows that «mixtures of native perennial grasses and
other flowering plants provide more usable energy per acre
than corn
grain ethanol or soybean biodiesel and are far better for the
environment,» according to a release from the University of Minnesota.