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ANATOMY OF A RICE GRAIN

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BRAN(BROWN RICE)

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When rice is first removed from the plant, the seed still has a brown “coat” wrapped around it. Called unmilled rice, it is used as animal feed.

has its seed coatUNMILLED RICEUNMILLED RICE

The final milling step removes bran producing the starchy, white rice grain we often eat. Different types of white rice include short-, medium- and long-grain, instant, and the fragrant basmati and jasmine varieties.

has a bran layerBROWN RICEBROWN RICE

Rice, a staple food for half the world’s population, starts its life as a seed dangling from the stem of a rice plant.

After taking off the coat, a brown, bran layer remains. It contains essential fatty acids, vitamins and anti-oxidants but can cause the rice to develop off-colors and off-flavors.

MEDIUM GRAINMEDIUM GRAINWHITE RICEWHITE RICE

INSTANT RICEINSTANT RICE

LONG GRAINLONG GRAINWHITE RICEWHITE RICE