Different White Rice And Shirataki Rice, Here's How To Recognize It

The difference between white rice and shirataki rice (Freepik)

YOGYAKARTA - White rice is consumed in many countries as a intake of carbohydrates. In addition to white rice, there is also a type of rice that is popular in Japan, namely shirataki rice. Nasi shirataki is often used as a substitute for white rice for a diet or healthy diet.

Some Indonesians choose to eat shirataki rice to replace white rice. This type of rice is made from porang tubers or conjac plants that are shaped like sweet potatoes. Nasi shirataki has less carbohydrate content, so it is often used as intake for the diet program.

Not a few people still find it difficult to recognize the difference between white rice and shirataki rice. These two types of rice have differences in several aspects, ranging from raw materials, shape, texture, to nutritional content.

Here are some differences in white rice and shirataki rice that you need to know if you want to replace it with this menu:

One way to distinguish white rice and shirataki rice is to look at the texture. White rice has two types of texture, namely swallow and pera. While shirataki rice has a uniform or even texture. When held or consumed, shirataki rice tastes soft and more chewy like jelly.

If you look closely, the shape and color of white rice is different from shirataki rice. In general, white rice has a white color of milk or thick white. While shirataki rice looks slightly clear. White rice has a shape that tends to oval or elongated round. In contrast to round and smaller shirataki rice.

The most striking difference between white rice and shirataki rice is the calorie content. According to information from Healthline, one portion of shirataki rice weighing 85 grams does not contain any calories. Another source, Medical News Today, says that every 100 grams of shirataki rice contains only 10 calories and five grams of carbohydrates.

The lack of calories in shirataki rice makes it considered a zero-calorie rice by the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency in the United States (FDA). Kalori in white rice is much higher than shirataki rice. Each 186 grams of white rice contains about 242 calories and almost 54 grams of carbohydrates. The amount of calories in white rice is almost nine times that of shirataki rice when calculated per 100 grams.

White rice is made from rice grains originating from harvested rice, then ironed and ground. Meanwhile, shirataki rice comes from the roots of a conjac or connyaku plant. Fiber from the roots of the conjac plant is known as gluomanan which is extracted to make shirataki and mi shirataki rice.

White rice is processed with a purification method, where the rice skin and powder or powder are removed. This process causes the loss of some fiber in white rice, as well as various vitamins and other minerals.

Demikianlah berbeda nasi putih dan nasi shirataki yang perlu Anda tahu. Nasi shirataki bisa menjadi pilihan menu diet pengganti nasi karena di dalamnya terdiri lebih kurang carbohydrate. Baca juga creation makanan dari nasi shirataki.

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