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Rice is simply irresistible. A plate of hainanese\u00a0chicken or roast pork, no matter how delicious, would be incomplete without rice.\u00a0But why must\u00a0a harmless bowl of steamed rice <\/a>be loaded with\u00a0calories?<\/p>

Not anymore.\u00a0Researchers from the College of Chemical Sciences in Sri Lanka have discovered a life-changing cooking technique <\/a>that slashes the calories in your rice by half. That is done by dropping\u00a0some\u00a0coconut oil (about 3% of the rice weight) to boiling water before adding the rice grains, and then letting the cooked rice cool in the fridge for 12 hours.<\/p>

The underlying science<\/span> <\/h2>

Undergraduate student Sudhair James<\/strong> and his mentor\u00a0Dr Pushparajah Thavarajah<\/strong> tested 38 different types of rice before\u00a0devising the recipe.\u00a0The science is simple; it's based\u00a0on the\u00a0chemical property\u00a0of different starches and the way they're broken down by the human body.<\/p>

Rice is made up of two different starches: the (bad) digestible and the (good) resistant.\u00a0Digestible starches are processed quickly, converted into\u00a0glucose, which is then\u00a0stored as glycogen\u00a0that\u00a0ups\u00a0body fat. Meanwhile, resistant starches are broken down slower and hence produce fewer\u00a0calories for the body to absorb.<\/p>

Who would have thought that by adding fat (coconut oil contains lipid), rice might actually be less caloric? By adding coconut oil to the cooking regime, rice could have\u00a010 times more\u00a0resistant starch and 10-15% fewer calories, up to 60% in\u00a0certain kinds of rice.<\/p>

Now we're just waiting for a similar trick<\/a> for french fries... or is there\u00a0one already? Check out our gallery for more cooking secrets\u00a0that slash the calories and alleviate your diet struggles.<\/p>

Natasha Gan<\/em><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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