A glance at world rice consumption.
Amazing, isn't it?

Annual worldwide comsumption

Each second, we eat

468 billions tons

14000 kg

 

Rice is a cereal

There are more than 2,000 varieties of rice grown in the world today.

They are grouped into three basic types:

  • Round grain
  • Semi-long grain
  • Long-grain

"Today, we no longer talk about rice, but about rice varieties!"

Length

Short: 5.2mm

Sushi
Arborio

Medium: 6.2mm

Calrose
Risotto
Glutinous (Sticky Rice)

Long: >6.6mm

Basmati
Jasmine

 

Colour

 

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White:

Lown in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium. Good source of folate and manganese

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Red:

Reduces and slows down plaque formation on artery walls caused by dietary cholesterol.

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Black/Purple:

A kind of sticky rice, that gets its colour from the antioxydant extracts it contains (anthocyanin and tocols).

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Brown:

A nutty-flavoured unrefined rice, with a high fibrer content and greater nutritional value than white rice.

 

Nutrition Fact

 

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Low in fat and high in carbohydrates. Contains a range of important nutrients and is packed with vitamins and minerals. An excellent source of vitamins E and B, potassium and protein.


And the fibrer content keeps your digestive system happy!

Try different ways of cooking rice and surprise your family and friends with these recipes from around the world!

Foolproof methods for cooking rice!

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As a side dish, rice is great with...

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Sources : loveatfirstrice.com, fatsecret.com, wholegraincouncil.org, realsimple.com.