# Arsenic in brown rice **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 29, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323 "2016-07-29T19:57:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rikefrejut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rikefrejut](https://discuss.huel.com/u/rikefrejut)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/1 "2016-07-29T19:57:48Z")
Huel uses Brown Rice Protein. Brown rice can contain high levels of Arsenic. Wiki page: > **[Brown rice | Arsenic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_rice#Arsenic)** > > Rice accumulates arsenic. Natural arsenic levels in groundwater and soils vary. Rice grown in some regions contains less arsenic than others. Arsenic from pesticides and poultry fertilizer may be taken up by rice. A 2012 report from the US publication Consumer Reports found measurable levels of arsenic in nearly all of the sixty varieties of rice and rice products it tested in the US. Consumer Reports states that brown rice has 80 percent more inorganic arsenic on average than white rice of the s... Quick overview: > **[Arsenic in Rice: Should You Be Concerned?](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/arsenic-in-rice)** > > Arsenic is a toxic substance found in some foods, especially rice and rice-based products. This is a major concern for people who eat a lot of rice. Some of the studies they link to: 1 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18448219](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18448219) 2 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17969706](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17969706) 3 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24236891](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24236891) 4 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22143778](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22143778) Is this something to be concerned about for someone who consumes 100% Huel? ---
**Author:** ![archimedes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@archimedes](https://discuss.huel.com/u/archimedes)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/2 "2016-07-30T00:35:46Z")
Interesting I’m on huel so I don’t need to eat animals that have been pumped full of hormones and chemicals. It would be a slight downer to know huel has toxins. I still believe/hope huel woukd be the healthier option still. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will chime in ---
**Author:** ![garethsayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@garethsayer](https://discuss.huel.com/u/garethsayer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2016, 9:32am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/3 "2016-07-30T09:32:46Z")
Concerned that there’s no response from HUEL on this… yet… ---
**Author:** ![JJMC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/jjmc/32/440_2.png) [@JJMC](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JJMC)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/4 "2016-07-30T15:06:42Z")
From > **[5 Important Clarifications About Arsenic and Rice](http://growingnaturals.com/2014/12/5-important-clarifications-about-arsenic-and-rice/)** > > Did you know arsenic is found in MANY healthy foods including fruits and vegetables? Why isn't this a public health concern? > > By now, you've probably heard about arsenic and rice or rice products and are having second thoughts about consuming this... "4. Brown rice protein is NOT the same as brown rice or rice. To clarify, brown rice protein is a powder derived from brown rice—but they are not the same. When the protein content of brown rice is extracted and purified, most of the other nutrients are “lost.” As the name implies, this food ingredient is a concentrated protein powder, thus having most of the starch (carbohydrates), sugar, fats and even some of the minerals removed." Also it is highly likely that the same process as below is used to extract the protein "5. Arsenic is dissovable by water and easily removed from food products like rice protein. Arsenic is one of those minerals, and it happens to be dissolvable by water (1). Since our rice protein extraction process is heavily water-based, most of the arsenic gets washed out and amounts in the resulting protein powder are considerably less than the starting rice grains." @garethsayer possibly they’re off work as it’s the weekend? We forget sometimes that this is their job and they’re entitled to time off too. ---
**Author:** ![garethsayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@garethsayer](https://discuss.huel.com/u/garethsayer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/5 "2016-07-30T15:25:17Z")
Fair point and nicely put 👍 ---
**Author:** ![nickymoo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/nickymoo/32/1373_2.png) [@nickymoo](https://discuss.huel.com/u/nickymoo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/6 "2016-07-31T19:25:33Z")
If prepared correctly as per the instructions Huel also contains water. Hundreds of children die by drowning in water every year. It’s also responsible for burns from boiling kettles, rusts metal, destroys wildlife, carries disease and infections and is deadly in large quantities. Also an ingredient or precursor ingredient in pretty much every explosive. I mean, they even use water to cool down nuclear fusion rods in power stations. Let’s ban water in Huel. ---
**Author:** ![rikefrejut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rikefrejut](https://discuss.huel.com/u/rikefrejut)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/7 "2016-07-31T19:30:42Z")
> [@nickymoo](#): > > If prepared correctly as per the instructions Huel also contains water. Should have said Hydroxylic acid 😉 ---
**Author:** ![nickymoo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/nickymoo/32/1373_2.png) [@nickymoo](https://discuss.huel.com/u/nickymoo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/8 "2016-07-31T20:29:51Z")
> [@rikefrejut](#): > > Should have said Hydroxylic acid 😉 **DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE** ---
**Author:** ![JamesCollier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/jamescollier/32/5725_2.png) [@JamesCollier](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JamesCollier)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/9 "2016-08-01T15:43:24Z")
Hi guys Like all Huel ingredients, we have specification reports provided. We can assure you that the amounts of arsenic in our brown rice protein is very low and well below safe amounts. ---
**Author:** ![bogn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bogn](https://discuss.huel.com/u/bogn)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 5:20am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/10 "2016-08-02T05:20:48Z")
Why not make a public report about the heavy metals in Huel? Like some of your competitors have done. ---
**Author:** ![archimedes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6de8d8/32.png) [@archimedes](https://discuss.huel.com/u/archimedes)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 10:03am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/11 "2016-08-02T10:03:36Z")
Why would there be heavy metals in huel ? ---
**Author:** ![Gulliver\_Huel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/gulliver_huel/32/1029_2.png) [@Gulliver\_Huel](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Gulliver_Huel)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 10:05am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/12 "2016-08-02T10:05:55Z")
> [@archimedes](#): > > Why would there be heavy metals in huel ? Some heavy metals can be included from the soil the ingredients are grown in. > [@bogn](#): > > Why not make a public report about the heavy metals in Huel? Like some of your competitors have done. It’s something I am in the process of doing, I just need to make sure I’m not breaking copyright laws or anything so am waiting on feedback. ---
**Author:** ![sanovine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sanovine](https://discuss.huel.com/u/sanovine)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/arsenic-in-brown-rice/3323/13 "2016-08-04T15:02:38Z")
> [@](#): > > We can assure you that the amounts of arsenic in our brown rice protein is very low and well below safe amounts. Unlike your salt and flourine levels, which you’ve purposefully increased over safe amounts.