Rice flour

Studies in people

• Benefit

  Blood sugar and appetite⁴

  In people, noodles made with RD43 rice flour lowered blood sugar and made eaters feel fuller.

Animal and lab studies only

• Benefit

  Blood sugar and stomach emptying¹⁰

  In animal studies, rice flour with added oat beta-glucan and sea buckthorn flavonoids slowed stomach emptying and blood sugar rise.

Study type not stated

• Benefit

  Iron uptake from food⁷

  Ferrous gluconate in rice flour let the body take in more iron than ferrous fumarate.

• Benefit

  Blood sugar response⁸

  After six months, stored rice flour broke down more slowly, which may mean a slower rise in blood sugar.

How it’s made and used

• Plant-based yogurt taste³

  In taste tests, people preferred rice flour yogurt made from white rice over brown rice versions.

• low-gluten oil absorption⁵

  Rice flour breading has almost no gluten and soaks up less oil than wheat breading.

• Gluten-free bread quality⁶

  In tests, adding 66–70°C water to rice flour improved gluten-free bread’s rise and softness.

• Softer dumplings, slower digestion⁹

  Adding transglutaminase to glutinous rice flour made sweet dumplings softer and slower to digest.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least two findings in people. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.