Eating rice can be a healthy option if the dieter takes into account the type and amount of rice consumed. White rice has some of the same health drawbacks as white bread, but brown or wild rice can be a healthy source of carbohydrates.
Indican (noun) a glucoside obtained from woad (indigo plant) and other plants, as a yellow or light brown sirup. It has a nauseous bitter taste, a decomposes or drying. By the action of acids, ferments, etc., it breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the source of natural indigo. Indican (noun)
indican (ËÉªndÉªkÉn) n (Biochemistry) a compound secreted in the urine, usually in the form of its potassium salt; indoxylsulphuric acid. inâ¢diâ¢can (ËÉªn dÉª kÉn) n. 1. a glucoside, C14H17NO6, that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.