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Is Rice Acid or Alkaline?

Published Aug,23 2011 | By May Fredenburg

Rice is one of the most widely grown grains in the world, feeding almost half the world’s population every day. It is rich in minerals, containing calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and zinc, as well as folate, or B-9, and trace amounts of other B vitamins, according to the U.S.