Brown rice is generally healthier than white rice. (White rice is stripped of its outer layers, fiber, and beneficial nutrients).
But according to Consumer Reports, brown rice had 80% more arsenic than white rice. Arsenic, along with many valuable nutrients, tends to collect in rice’s brown outer hull.
Black rice (also known as forbidden rice) is an ancient grain that has been found to have as many antioxidants as blueberries, but it will likely have higher levels of arsenic than white rice.