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minus-squareJimmybander@champserver.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down4·2 days agoProtectionism. Louisiana makes plenty of rice.
minus-squarefireweed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 day agoRice grown in former plantation states tends to be very high in arsenic, a holdover from the cotton-growing days. For US-grown rice, my understanding is that California-grown is much safer to consume.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 days agoYeah, but that’s all for local gumbo production, oh and Zataran’s. /s
Protectionism. Louisiana makes plenty of rice.
Rice grown in former plantation states tends to be very high in arsenic, a holdover from the cotton-growing days.
For US-grown rice, my understanding is that California-grown is much safer to consume.
Yeah, but that’s all for local gumbo production, oh and Zataran’s.
/s