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Zipfelmuetze
05-24-2012, 05:36 AM
The majority of recipes I've seen say to boil the rice for three hours. This seems silly as you can also just soak the rice overnight and then blend it. It seems to me that this would then be raw rice milk.
Does anyone know how many of the nutrients are lost when you boil the rice for so long as opposed to just soaking it? I'm just curious for arguments sake when I propose why I'd prefer to soak it.
MysticTree
05-24-2012, 05:38 AM
I don't think there are figures for this but if there are I would be interested to read this also.
Zipfelmuetze
05-24-2012, 05:50 AM
I'm just now reading about phytic acid on brown rice (higher in minerals than white), and am now wondering whether the phytic acid would still be present in the water the rice was soaked in after having soaked it. Basically, I want to know if I should change the water after soaking the rice or can I use the same water to blend it?
walnutty
05-24-2012, 06:17 AM
I would change it!
Traceyraw
05-24-2012, 09:16 AM
I soak it for an hour change the water soak it overnight then use the same water. blend strain and enjoy.
zac_haryy
06-12-2012, 05:46 PM
I soak it for an hour change the water soak it overnight then use the same water. blend strain and enjoy.

What is your ratio rice to water? Thanks!

-haryy
The Sproutarian (Mr Raw)
06-12-2012, 08:57 PM
The majority of recipes I've seen say to boil the rice for three hours. This seems silly as you can also just soak the rice overnight and then blend it. It seems to me that this would then be raw rice milk.
Does anyone know how many of the nutrients are lost when you boil the rice for so long as opposed to just soaking it? I'm just curious for arguments sake when I propose why I'd prefer to soak it.

Heaps of nutrients are rendered ineffective. Many vitamins are reduced to very small levels, all phytonutrients are made useless, enzymes are made ineffective, proteins are reduced by at least half etc etc. lf you cook the food it will put a strain on the body to be able to digest it. You know that.

Soaking will reduce some phytic acid, but to reduce almost all phytic acid the rice will need to be sprouted for a week or more.