Now, a research group has discovered that ferulic acid, a natural compound found in rice, coffee ... "Because ferulic acid is plant-based and considered safe, it may have potential as a health ...

That’s because rice has a unique ability to absorb arsenic, building up levels that can be 10 times higher than what’s found in other ... and easier for the plant to take up, studies show.

The report, which comes from Healthy Babies, Bright Futures, an organization focused on babies' exposure to toxic chemicals, says arsenic was found in 100% of 145 rice samples purchased from ...

Lead and mercury were found in smaller amounts. Responding to the report, the U.S. Rice Federation acknowledged consumers' concerns. "We know that arsenic in food is alarming for many consumers ...

Though the team found the amount of inorganic arsenic in rice is higher than a lot of other plants, it’s still quite low overall. The key variable is how much rice a person eats. If you are ...

Rice cultivation ... with low emissions. They found that the engineered strain produced significantly less fumarate, an organic compound. And the less fumarate the plants were secreting, the ...

If you’ve never heard of Texas wild rice, you’re not alone. The plant’s obscurity is a consequence ... River when I visited in mid-autumn found that most didn’t know about Texas wild ...

The researchers doped their durian-derived carbon dots with magnesium — an element essential for plant growth — and then sprayed them on rice seedlings planted in salt-free and salty soils. The team ...

A former rice farmer has spotted what he believes are rice plants inside brooms for sale at Bunnings. A Bunnings spokesperson says the company takes biosecurity "very seriously" and has removed ...

Our nutritional audit of more than 700 plant-based foods for sale in Australian supermarkets has just been published. We found some products ... was only labelled on a third of plant-based ...