Fiber

White Rice vs. Brown Rice: What’s the Difference?

The history of rice cultivation stretches back hella far — even further back than most crops. Some research suggests that it was first domesticated as many as 10,000 years ago. Though white rice boomed as a cash crop in the American South starting in the 1600s, it wasn’t really until the health food movement of the 1960s and

What’s the Difference Between Soluble and Insoluble Fiber?

Soluble vs. insoluble fiber Dietary fiber is the part of plant-based food that mostly passes through your digestive system without breaking down or being digested. There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber dissolves in water, and includes plant pectin and gums. Insoluble fiber doesn’t dissolve in water. It includes plant