Contents I. Introduction
Black rice is a generally super nutritious type of rice, low in sugar, rich in iron and high in fibre, packed with healthy vitamin and plant compounds, as well. These compounds include anthocyanins, which mop up harmful molecules and help protect arteries and prevent the DNA damage. Anthocyanins are in the flavonoid pigments of black rice and are the source of antioxidants that have the ability to inhibit the formation or to reduce the concentrations of reactive cell-damaging free radicals [1]. Its extracts could scavenge superoxide anions more effectively than hydroxyl radicals [2].
