Resistant starch rice wx/ae WE-Mai
In recent years, many health foods and functional foods have been developed to help prevent lifestyle diseases like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease etc. Resistant starch rice wx/ae WE-Mai is one such food, based on the staple of the Japanese diet.
WE-Mai has been developed from a cross between two mutant strains of rice, waxy (wx) (EM21) and amylose-extender (ae) (EM16), which are mutant strains produced by treatment with N-methyl-N-nitrosourea. WE-Mai is not genetically modified, but is developed from rice strains that have been bred and isolated, so it is perfectly safe.
Products
| Product Name | Quantity |
| WE-Mai Roasted Brown Rice Flour | 10kg |
| WE-Mai White Rice Flour | 10kg |
| WE-Mai Pure Starch | 10kg |
| WE-Mai Brown Rice | 10kg |
| WE-Mai White Rice | 10kg |
Functional composition
WE-Mai contains more oryzanol and vitamin E than ordinary rice.
It contains resistant starch is high in dietary fiber and contains twice as many lipids and twice as much vitamin E and oryzanol.
| Nutritional information (in g/100 g) | Ordinary Rice | WE-Mai |
| Protein | 7.3 | 7.7 |
| Lipids | 3.1 | 6.5 |
| Carbohydrate | 69.8 | 61.2 |
| Resistant Starch | <2 | 27.8 |
| Active ingredients (in µg/g) | Ordinary Rice | WE-Mai |
| Oryzanol | 420 | 800 |
| Vitamin E | 13 | 23 |
| Oryzanol content (in µg/g) | Ordinary Rice | WE-Mai |
| Rice Bran | 2,200 | 2,500 |
| White Rice | 40 | 440 |
Effect of WE-Mai on preventing lifestyle-related disease
In human and animal study, WE-Mai was found to suppress blood sugar and triglyceride levels as well as the accumulation of abdominal fat. We plan to use it to develop foods to help prevent lifestyle-related disease.
Effect on post-prandial blood sugar
(Horino, 2011)1
Effect on reducing blood cholesterol
(Nakamura, 2013)2
- Horino, S.; Nakaya, M.; Shojo, A.; Hirai, H.; Kitamura, S.; Kinoshita, A.; Miyatani, S. Effects of intake of puffed wx ae double mutant brown rice on human blood glucose and lipid levels. J. Life. Sci. Res. 2011, 11, 7-11.
- Nakamura, M.; Ichihara, T.; Kurita, K.; Harui, T.; Horino, S.; Shojo, A.; Miyatani, S.; Hirai, H.; Kitamura, S. Effect of long-term intake of wx/ae double mutant brown rice on human lipid metabolism. Nippon Eiyo Shokuryo Gakkaishi 2013, 66, 35-40. (in Japanese)
WE-Mai Breads and Pastries
WE-Mai rice is not genetically modified and is safe to cook with. You can also use it to make low glycemic dishes.
