General Benefits of Bamboo Rice May prevent diabetes Promotes bone health mostly grown in the hilly terrains by the tribal community and it is their secret ingredient for maintaining good health. Rich in proteins prevents vitamin deficiency. Bamboo rice itself is packed with essential B vitamins, especially B6 (pyridoxine). This vitamin is needed for the production of red blood cells, functioning of nerves and cognitive development Promotes digestive health.
General Benefits of Bamboo Rice May prevent diabetes Promotes bone health mostly grown in the hilly terrains by the tribal community and it is their secret ingredient for maintaining good health. Rich in proteins prevents vitamin deficiency. Bamboo rice itself is packed with essential B vitamins, especially B6 (pyridoxine). This vitamin is needed for the production of red blood cells, functioning of nerves and cognitive development Promotes digestive health.
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- Bamboo rice is commonly considered as forest produce, since only tribal people has access to harvest of bamboo rice. Bamboo rice is uncommon in our country and in particular it is not available for general population. Hence it is considered as an exotic luxurious food product. Since Bamboo rice is packed with medicinal and nutritional benefits, it should be popularized among individuals to foster healthy eating pattern.
- Bamboo rice (known as Mulayari in Malayalam, Moongil rice in Tamil) is well known for its nutritional and medicinal values. Diabetic patients can use bamboo rice instead of normal rice because the Glycemic Index (GI) of bamboo rice is lesser than normal rice
- Present generation prefer to eat junk foods such as chat items and fast food items which are of empty calories. Hence their taste buds are tuned to the delicious Modern diet thereby urges them to give less importance to healthy and traditional food items
- Most of the people prefer to eat junk foods since it is inexpensive, affordable, and convenient and also tastes good. But bamboo rice taste bitter, expensive, resembles wheat and has high medicinal value enriched with carbohydrates, fiber, protein and B vitamins. This may be one of the reason bamboo rice is not popular among the people.
- Regular consumption of Bamboo rice controls back pain and joint pain. And also it increases the bone strength in the body.
- During pregnancy time eating bamboo rice helps to improve the brain development and improve cognitive function in the infants
- The fiber-rich and calorie-dense kernels of bamboo ‘rice’ are seeds of bamboo flowers collected by tribal people. Locally called Mulayari, it is hard to collect as the flowering pattern of bamboo is highly unpredictable and can vary from 5 years to 50 years.
- It can be eaten twice in a week
- Bamboo rice from the Nilgiris is a nutritious, sustainable, and culturally significant food that offers various health benefits. Its unique taste and texture make it a versatile ingredient in both traditional and contemporary culinary applications.
- Bamboo rice is a unique and lesser-known variety of rice that is harvested from the seeds of bamboo flowers. The Nilgiris region in Tamil Nadu, India, is known for producing this rare and nutritious rice.
- Source: Bamboo rice is derived from the seeds produced by flowering bamboo plants, particularly from species like Dendrocalamus strictus and Bambusa arundinacea.
- Location: Grown in the Nilgiris region, a part of the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, India.
- Harvesting: Bamboo flowering is a rare event, occurring once every 40-60 years. When bamboo flowers, it produces seeds that are harvested as bamboo rice.
