Comments on: Arsenic in Rice

By: Kahud48

Kahud48 — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:50:31 +0000

Thanks Miranda, that sounds very good! I am always on the look out for more breakfast meals

By: Miranda

Miranda — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:07:57 +0000

I love coconut milk fantastic for so many recipes - def give the coconut porridge a go.

By: Kahud48

Kahud48 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:29:54 +0000

What about coconut water (or milk)? I buy organic coconut milk and have been thinking about doing a 1/2 and 1/2 with distilled water to make up my own homemade milk drink.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:08:50 +0000

Hello Claire – Thanks for the comments – have you tried oatly?

By: Claire

Claire — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:37:07 +0000

I read this too, and having recently gone dairy free have got all worried I hate the alternatives except nut milk – will be making more almond milk in the future…

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:18:58 +0000

Oh, and whatever milk you use don’t forget that Organic varieties are usually very low in calcium – so check the label and go for calcium enriched versions (around 120mg/100g)

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:15:26 +0000

The FSA have only advised that 1-4 year-olds shouldn’t have it but I still don’t think I would want to use it as my main milk (although it wouldn’t stop me havng moderate amounts).
For yong children with cow’s milk allergy/intolerance calcium-enriched soya milk is likely to be a more nutritious choice than rice or oat milk anyway as it provides 3.3g protein per 100mL (Alpro), whereas Oat milk only provides 1g/100mL (Oatly enriched) and rice milk just 0.1g/100mL (Rice Dream). For comparison cow’s milk provides 3.5g protein per 100g.
As Miranda says, the best place to get personal advice on this is from your health professional or dietitian.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:48:51 +0000

Bit more info on arsenic and rice milk…Arsenic is widely distributed in the environment. It occurs in soil, water – both sea and fresh – and in almost all plants and animal tissues. As a result, arsenic occurs naturally at very low levels in many foods and it is not possible to avoid it completely. How harmful the arsenic is depends on the chemical form in which it is present. The organic form is less harmful than the inorganic form which can cause cancer by harming our genetic material (DNA). Rice and rice products have higher levels of the inorganic form of arsenic compared with other food.