Red rice has relatively high dietary fiber – helps maintain bowel health, lowers cholesterol, control blood sugar levels and regulate weight as little will make you full.
Iron – with 11% iron, red rice helps the body to develop red blood cells, because iron carries the life giving oxygen to human blood cells.
Anti-oxidant – one Sri Lankan study indicated that brans of red rice possess marked anti-oxidant properties and consumption may play an important role in prevention of oxidative stress-associated chronic diseases.
Allergies – red rice counters the allergy inducing effect of histamine. Great for asthma and allergy sufferers.