[metmom]

Glad she’s healthy but it doesn’t mean white rice is nutritionally bankrupt.

Polishing it to make it white and removing the fiber and bran removes most of the nutrients.

[TexasGator]

“Glad she’s healthy but it doesn’t mean white rice is nutritionally bankrupt.”

Correct. That absolutely doesn’t mean that white rice is nutritionally bankrupt.

[TexasGator]

“Polishing it to make it white and removing the fiber and bran removes most of the nutrients.”

White rice has less fiber. It is also fortified so has more of certain nutrients.

It also has less sugar, fats and sodium.