Biological Functions and Activities of Rice Bran as a Functional Ingredient: A Review
Suwimol Sapwarobol, Weeraya Saphyakhajorn, Junaida Astina
Nutrition and Metabolic Insights
Abstract
Rice bran (RB) is a nutrient-rich by-product of the rice milling process. It consists of pericarp, seed coat, nucellus, and aleurone layer. RB is a rich source of a protein, fat, dietary fibers, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals (mainly oryzanols and tocopherols), and is currently mostly used as animal feed. Various studies have revealed the beneficial health effects of RB, which result from its functional components including dietary fiber, rice bran protein, and gamma-oryzanol. The health effects of RB including antidiabetic, lipid-lowering, hypotensive, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects, while its consumption also improves bowel function. These health benefits have drawn increasing attention to RB in food applications and as a nutraceutical product to mitigate metabolic risk factors in humans. This review therefore focuses on RB and its health benefits.
Extracted Claims
3 claims extracted from this paper into the knowledge graph
rice bran improve bowel function
“its consumption also improves bowel function.”
rice bran contain protein, fat, dietary fibers, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals (mainly oryzanols and tocopherols)
“RB is a rich source of a protein, fat, dietary fibers, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals (mainly oryzanols and tocopherols)”
rice bran have antidiabetic, lipid-lowering, hypotensive, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects
“The health effects of RB including antidiabetic, lipid-lowering, hypotensive, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects”