隔夜菜不能丢，它更有助于你的健康_BEC初级作文

隔夜菜不能丢，它更有助于你的健康

当水沸腾后，先向锅里倒入约为大米总重3%的椰子油，然后再倒入大米。煮熟后的大米再放入冰箱12小时会大大减少其所含热量。

This exciting phenomenon is down to the way starch in the rice changes when it is heated then cooled.

之所以会出现这种令人兴奋的现象，是由于大米中所含淀粉的形态在加热并冷藏后改变了。

When cooked rice is eaten, its starch is turned into the sugar — glucose — by the body and converted into fat if not burned off.

煮熟的大米被吃下去时，它所含的淀粉会转化为糖，确切的说是葡萄糖，如果它们没有被消耗，就会转化成脂肪。

However, when rice is chilled, its starch becomes what is called ‘resistant starch’, which the body cannot digest. This means it is not included in the calorie count.

然而，把米饭放入冰箱后，淀粉会转化成“抗酶解淀粉”，它无法被人体消化吸收，因此也就不会增加人体内的卡路里了。

The coconut oil stops the cold rice from sticking together, and also seems to produce more resistant starch in the rice, further reducing the number of calories.

椰子油能防止冷饭粘在一起，也会促使米饭中产生更多的抗酶解淀粉，从而进一步减少卡路里的数量。

Food scientist Dr Sam Christie explains: ‘The oil may be providing a barrier to the boiling water, slowing down the cooking of the rice. The result appears to be a less digestible form of rice containing more resistant starch.’