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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

There are also a couple of reasons why someone might want to use a substitute for rice.

Growing rice is very water intensive. Rice contains traces of arsenic. And of course it's full of carbohydrates.

The packaging is marketing and uses the same plant-based stick that is conflated with healthy food.