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Get to know the types of rice!
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1. It's a type of rice
Rice can be divided into:2. It's white rice
The grains are peeled from all the outer layers and embryos and then polished. is the most commonly encountered and consumed species. It is thanks to these processes that white rice owes its delicate taste and fairly fast cooking time; it is poor in nutrients, which is due to the way it is produced.3. It's brown rice
Brown rice can be used to produce rice flour, rice syrup or rice milk; it has a slightly sharper flavor and aroma than white rice and requires a longer preparation time, about 3035 minutes.4. It's red rice
It is a source of B vitamins and mineral salts, and especially iron 100 g of red variety provides the body with about 5.5 mg of iron. It has a characteristic walnut flavor and sweet taste; its color is due to the presence of red pigment in the shell. It also provides substantial amounts of fiber. is a popular variety in the Philippines and Thailand.5. It's gold rice
To change this, a variety of rice has been bred that produces pro-vitamin A; the Asian population that mainly feeds on rice (witamin A deficiency) has started to suffer from chicken blindness and eye disease. (golden rice) is genetically modified to produce carotenoids that give it its distinctive golden color.6. It's black rice
It is also a shell-free rice. Like red rice, the black variety also has a slightly walnut flavor. Particular attention should be paid to the strong antioxidant properties of the Black variety. It changes colour to purple during cooking. It has a similar content of mineral ingredients and ballast substances to brown rice, but has more health benefits due to its high content of anthocyanins and vitamin E.7. Breakdown of rice by shape
The rice can also be divided by its shape:.8. Long grain rice, basmati, and patna
It has a hard grain length of 67 mm. When cooked, the rice is lumpy and spicy, and its grains do not stick, resulting from its high amylose content. It can be used for salads, toast, soup, meat and fish dishes; it comes as brown and white rice. These are the thinnest and longest grains of all varieties. Long grain rice is also delicate in taste. is the most popular in India.9. It's a medium grain, jasmine rice
After cooking, it is slightly sticky, has a delicate taste. It can also be added to soup; during cooking it exudes a sweet scent resembling the aroma of jasmine flowers, hence its name.10. It's a short grain of rice, originario
It has culinary uses such as medium grain rice. The short grain variety has a lot of amylopectin, which makes it sticky after cooking. It has round grains that soften and bulge when cooked.11. Other types of rice
Other types of rice and rice products can also be found on store shelves:.12. Parboiled rice
Its grains are yellow in color. It is heat-treated in water vapor and high-pressure long-grain rice. It has a yellow color, and when cooked it is spicy and lumpy, it does not glue; this process causes some of the nutrients from the husk to pass to the grain, so they are not completely lost.13. It's wild rice
It is a source of many minerals, vitamins (especially vitamin E) and dietary fiber. Wild rice is used in poultry, fish, and salads; grown in Australia and South America. It is also believed that wild rice alongside black rice exhibits strong antioxidant properties, which is related to the presence of anthocyanins, which give it a distinctive colour.14. Arborio rice and carnaroli
It is used to make risottoes, chopsticks or desserts; it has transparent and oval grains, which when cooked become sticky and soft. popular in Italy.15. It's a rice noodle
It is also used as a meat additive. It can have the shape of wider or slightly narrower strips or strands. It is made from rice flour and water; it can be a gluten-free addition to soups and sauces.16. It's a brown rice noodle
It differs from the previous one in that it is made from coarse processed rice flour and therefore contains more minerals, vitamins and fiber;.17. It's rice paper
It is neutral in taste and absorbs the flavor well. It is made from rice flour, water and salt.
