Stale rice contains dangerous bacteria andit can cause food poisoning,this bacterium grows rapidly in stale rice,the doctortold how soon after rice should be eaten after it is cooked .
Rice is the most widely consumed food item in India and is cooked in almost all households. Eating rice has a lot of benefits for the body but sometimes rice can be dangerous for health too. This happens when you eat stale rice. There are many people who eat stale rice. Stale doesn’t mean that the rice should be a day old, rice cooked an hour ago can also become stale if it has been kept in the fridge.
India’s famous nutrition coach Ryan Fernando has told that stale rice can cause more harm to your stomach than you can imagine, the reason for this is the Bacillus cereus bacteria which does not die even with heat.
Koch said that this dangerous bacteria is found in raw rice. This bacteria is not affected by heat. That is, it does not die even after cooking the rice. It is also dangerous because it waits for the right time to grow and the right time for it to grow is when you cook and store the rice, that is, when it becomes stale.
How does this bacterium grow?
Koch said that when the rice is cooked and its temperature goes down, this bacteria starts growing rapidly and releases toxic substances. You will be surprised that within just one hour of cooking the rice, this bacteria starts growing rapidly and starts making the rice poisonous.
Even heating stale rice does not kill bacteria
Koch said that the most surprising thing about this bacteria is that it does not die even after heating the rice. This means that if you think that heating the food will kill its bacteria, then you are wrong.
Disadvantages of eating stale rice
How to avoid this bacteria?
Koch said that if you want to prevent this bacteria from entering the stomach, then eat the rice immediately after cooking. If you are not eating it immediately, then keep the rice in the fridge and eat it within 24 hours at any cost or else throw it away.
What are the side effects of eating stale rice?
The doctor said that this bacteria enters the stomach and attacks the intestines, which can cause you problems like food poisoning, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, which is called fried rice syndrome in medical language.
What is Bacillus cereus?
It is a type of bacteria found in soil, dust and food items. This bacteria is normally present in the environment, but if it finds the right environment, it can cause food poisoning by producing poisonous substances (toxins). It grows rapidly in cooked rice. When cooked rice is kept at room temperature for a long time, these spores grow rapidly and produce poisonous toxins, especially the toxin that causes vomiting.
Why is rice more at risk?
Rice is often overcooked and often left at room temperature. If rice is not quickly cooled and refrigerated, bacteria can grow in it. Once the toxins are formed, they cannot be destroyed even by reheating.