Rice flour: caloric content, useful properties, composition. Recipes of pancakes and cilantro

Flour is not flour, but flour without flour. Wheat, rye, corn, oatmeal, rice ...

Flour - powder, which is obtained as a result of grinding grains of cereals. The first devices for its manufacture date back to the fourth millennium BC. Primitive people chopped the grain with stones. Since then, a lot of water has flowed, but till now mankind does not represent its existence without cereals, flour and bakery products.

We are used to baking and serving traditional wheat flour. However, in the countries of South-East Asia, Japan, China, the most popular is Chapsari (the second name is rice flour), which is obtained by grinding the ground white or brown rice.

Composition of flour from rice

Rice flour is valued not only for its culinary qualities, but also for its beneficial properties.

A hundred grams of the product contains:

1. Minerals:

• Iron - 0.35 mg,
• Phosphorus 98 mg,
• Calcium - 10 mg,
• Magnesium 35 mg,
• Zinc - 0.8 mg,
• Selenium 15.1 μg,
• Copper - 0.13 mg,
• Potassium - 76 mg,
• Manganese - 1.2 mg.

2. Vitamins:

• B6 - 0.436 mg,
• Tocopherols (vitamin E) 0.11 mg,
• Riboflavin - 0.021 mg,
• Choline - 5.8 mg,
• Nicotinic acid - 2.59 mg.

3. Lipids:

• Saturated fatty acids - 0.386 g,
• Monounsaturated fatty acids - 0.442 g,
• Polyunsaturated acids - 0.379 g.

Energy value

Rice flour - white, soft, pudroobraznaya. It has no taste and smell.

In 100 grams of rice flour contains:

• Carbohydrates - 80 grams;
• Proteins - 5.9 grams;
• Fats - 1.42 grams;
• Water - 11 grams;
• Fiber food - 2.4 grams.

Rice flour, a calorie content of 100 grams of which is 366 kilocalories, consists of 80 percent starch and does not contain gluten. It is an ideal gluten-free product.

Rice flour: benefit and harm

The composition and calorie content of rice flour determines its useful qualities:

• Hypoallergenicity (absence of gluten allows to use it for children's and dietary nutrition);
• It does not cause bloating, flatulence, gastrointestinal disorders;
• Normalizes peristalsis of the intestine;
• Promotes the purification of the cardiovascular system from harmful cholesterol;
• It is used in nutrition of weakened people and athletes at high energy costs;
• Perfect for feeding patients with renal and heart failure, gastritis, enterocolitis, peptic ulcer;
• Promotes weight loss, since the use of rice flour at high energy value reduces the need for sugar and fats.

Despite the obvious benefits, the product is not so harmless. Excessive consumption of rice flour can be harmful:

• In flour there is little thiamine (vitamin B1), so if the diet consists mainly of rice flour, then the dishes from it should be supplemented with products that make up thiamine;
• In flour there is practically no vitamin A and C, it is undesirable to use diabetics;
• The product should be used with caution for people prone to chronic constipation, men suffering from sexual dysfunction, as well as during exacerbation of stomach colic.

Rice flour in cooking

The main area of application of rice flour is cooking and food industry.

It is the main ingredient for cooking traditional Chinese rice noodles, which is widely distributed in countries in southeast Asia. Soup is prepared from it, it is served as a side dish for vegetables, meat and seafood and as an independent dish, added to desserts and salads.

Rice flour, the caloricity of which is lower than that of wheat, is used for baking pancakes, cakes, cheese cakes, casseroles. It is successfully combined with wheat flour when baking bread from yeast dough.

In countries of Asia, rice flour is used as a spice. It is used in the preparation of sauces, mayonnaises, ketchups, sausages, pates.

Rice flour is a compulsory product for baby food, it is made of porridge and added to canned food.

Flour from rice is used not only in cooking, but also in cosmetology. It is added to various cosmetics - powder, eye shadow, cosmetic masks.

The properties of rice flour (benefits, harm and caloric content are discussed in detail earlier) make it attractive for use in home cooking. As already mentioned, it does not contain gluten, it is very useful, and the dishes are very delicate.

We offer a few simple recipes in which there is rice flour. Caloric content of dishes will allow using them for dietary nutrition.

Recipe for pancakes

Pancakes made from rice flour turn thin and crunchy. They can be eaten with various sauces, condensed milk or jam. But we must remember that all sorts of additives will increase the calorie content of the dish.

We bring to your attention a very simple recipe for a delicious dessert with pear sauce.

Energy value of pancakes from rice flour:

• Caloric value per 100 grams - 210 kilocalories;
• Carbohydrates - 72,9%;
• Fats - 18.2%;
• Proteins - 9%.

Required products:

• Rice flour - 200 grams,
• Starch (potato) - 1 table spoon,
• Granulated sugar - 3 table spoons,
• Fresh milk - 2 cups,
• Chicken eggs - 2 pieces,
• Salt food - half a spoonful of tea,
• Sunflower oil - two table spoons.

Combine flour with starch, salt, sugar, mix well. In the flour mix beat eggs, add milk. Mix everything until a homogeneous mass is obtained (you can use a blender or a mixer), add sunflower oil. The mixture is ready for baking pancakes.

Pancakes should be baked in a well-heated dry frying pan.

For cooking pear sauce it is required:

• Milk - 1/2 cup,
• Sand sugar - 3 table spoons,
• Butter - 1 tablespoon dining room,
• Pear - 1 piece (large),
• Cinnamon ground, vanilla sugar - to taste.

In a container mix milk, sugar and butter. The mixture is brought to a boil and cook until thick (about 15 minutes).

Pear clean, cut into cubes, put in a boiling mixture. Cinnamon and vanilla (optional) add to the pear. Sauce continue to cook until thickened for another 15 minutes.

Pancakes with sauce ready to serve.

Recipe for sour cream

The recipe for cooking curd cheese cakes from rice flour is simple and does not require special skills. The dish turns out very tasty and appetizing.

How nutritious syrniki from rice flour:

• The caloric value per 100 grams is 145.1,
• Carbohydrates - 11.2 grams,
• Fats - 2.9 grams,
• Proteins - 18.9 grams.

To prepare the dish you will need:

• Cottage cheese (fresh, medium fat) - two packs of 200 grams,
• Eggs of chicken - 2 pieces,
• Rice flour - 5 or 6 tablespoons of spoon,
• Sugar - 5 or 6 tablespoons of spoon,
• Sugar vanilla - 1/3 spoon tea,
• Lemon - 1 piece,
• Sunflower oil - 2 table spoons.

Wash lemon, gently peel the yellow peel (zest) finely on grater.

Cottage cheese put in a container, knead well, add sugar, vanilla, lemon zest. Mix everything, hammer eggs, mix again well. Add rice flour. Mix the resulting mixture carefully. All components can be blended with a blender.

From the received test to make cheese cakes. Heat the frying pan, grease it with oil, fry the billet from two sides to a golden color. The whelks should be dried from the excess oil with a paper towel before serving (if necessary). Serve a dish with sour cream, jam, condensed milk or berries.

Rice flour: a recipe for beauty

In addition to the pleasant and healthy dishes, rice flour makes masks for facial skin and hair. They are easy to prepare at home. Want to try? Then you will need the following products:

• Rice groats unpolished - 1 tablespoon,
• Honey - 1/2 teaspoon,
• Oil (better olive) - 1/2 teaspoon,
• Cow's cream (natural) - 1 teaspoon.

First you need to make flour. To do this, rice finely (to the powder) should be grinded in a coffee grinder.

In a container, combine rice flour, honey, cream, olive oil. All the mix well. Apply to cleansed face and hands for twenty minutes. Then rinse with cool water. The procedure should be carried out every ten days.

Judging by the reviews, the mask of rice flour for the face - just a godsend! It works wonders: rejuvenates, whitens, nourishes.

Conclusion

Rice flour is the most popular after wheat. It is made from ground rice, it does not contain gluten.

Rice flour is used in the production of gluten-free and baby food. Dishes cooked from it are easily digested. Baking from rice flour turns out easy, lush, with a crisp crust.

Rice flour is easy to make in the home kitchen: you just need to grind the grain of rice unpolished in the coffee grinder.

Try to cook for yourself and your loved ones dishes with the addition of such a product - do not regret it. Cook with love, experiment.

Bon Appetit!