When Marlene Most and colleagues from Louisiana State University evaluated the effects of rice bran and rice bran oil on cholesterol levels in volunteers with moderately elevated cholesterol levels, they found that
rice bran oil lowered their LDL (bad) cholesterol.
Not exact matches
RiceBran then stabilizes the raw
rice bran so it can be used as a
low - glycemic, natural and minimally - processed source of protein, fiber, complex carbohydrates and healthy
oil.
Rice bran oil has gamma - oryzanol, a compound which also
lowers LDL cholesterol.
Though
rice bran oil is generally regarded as a healthier option, it is high in omega - 6 fatty acids and very
low in omega - 3s.
Vegetable oils: canola (non-hydrogenated version of
low - erucic - acid rapeseed
oil), corn, cottonseed, hazelnut, linseed, olive, peanut,
rice -
bran, safflower, sesame, soybean, sunflower and walnut
oil (except when they are «partially hydrogenated»)