The power of stabilised rice bran

CopRice utilises stabilised rice bran in its range of extruded horse feeds

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What is “stabilised” rice bran?

You may have heard of horse feeds that include rice bran as an ingredient. Rice bran is the outer layer of the rice grain, removed by polishing brown rice to become white rice. It is a powerhouse of nutritional goodness, packed with protein, oils, fibre, nutrients and antioxidants, making it a perfect feed supplement for horses and ponies, from foals through to senior horses, delivering additional calories, energy and improved conditioning. To learn more about the benefits of including rice bran in our horse’s diet, click here.

Why should rice bran be stabilised?

Capturing the goodness in rice bran is problematic because once removed from the outside of a grain of rice, the lipase enzyme in the oil begins to oxidise and its molecular structure breaks down. The longer the oil oxidises the more rancid it becomes, giving the bran a soap-like taste and stale odour, making it unpalatable.

Why must it be stabilised quickly?

In as little time as 24 hours after the rice bran has been removed from the rice grain, almost all of the nutritious oil has oxidised meaning its nutritional value is worthless as it is inedible. It is critical for rice bran to be processed as soon after milling as possible to preserve its integrity.

How is rice bran stabilised?

Extrusion processing ‘cooking’ exposes the rice bran to intense heat and pressure, which inactivates the lipase enzyme halting further oxidation from occurring. Extrusion also destroys naturally occurring toxins in the rice bran and reduces micro-organisms that would otherwise reduce product quality and shelf-life.

What makes the best quality stabilised rice bran?

When it comes to rice bran, time is everything to deliver quality and palatability. The team at CopRice stabilise their rice bran within 6 hours of milling at their new state-of-the-art, human-grade plant. Using 100% Australian rice bran and stabilising as close to the source as possible delivers product of the upmost freshness, the highest quality, and arguably the most superior taste in the world.

Make the switch to stabilised rice bran

CopRice uses stabilised rice bran in its range of extruded feeds, to produce balanced, consistent and highly digestible rations for horses and ponies.

CopRice Stabilised & Extruded range of feeds and supplements contain high quality ingredients combined with extrusion technology to deliver superior digestibility and improved availability of nutrients in every mouthful. Containing no other cereal grains but Australian rice and/or stabilised rice bran, these extruded feeds are gluten free and high fat, satisfying the nutrient requirements of your horse without any fizzy behaviour.