Black rice explained
Black rice, also known as purple rice or forbidden rice, is a range of rice types of the species Oryza sativa, some of which are glutinous rice.
There are several varieties of black rice available today. These include Indonesian black rice, Philippine heirloom balatinaw black rice and pirurutong black glutinous rice, and Thai jasmine black rice.[1]
The bran hull (outermost layer) of black rice contains one of the highest levels of anthocyanin pigment found in food.[2] The grain has a similar amount of fiber to brown rice and like brown rice, has a mild, nutty taste.[3]
Black rice has a deep black color and usually turns deep purple when cooked. Its dark purple color is primarily due to its anthocyanin content,[4] which is higher by weight than that of other colored grains.[5] It is suitable for creating porridge, dessert, traditional Chinese black rice cake, bread, and noodles.
USDA Nutrition Value per 100g[6] [7] !Name!Amount!Unit| Energy | 356 | kcal |
| Protein | 8.89 | g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 3.33 | g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 75.56 | g |
| Fiber, total dietary | 2.2 | g |
| Sugars, total including NLEA | 0 | g |
| Calcium, Ca | 0 | mg |
| Iron, Fe | 2.4 | mg |
| Sodium, Na | 0 | mg |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 0 | mg |
| Vitamin A, IU | 0 | IU |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0 | g |
| Fatty acids, total trans | 0 | g |
| Cholesterol | 0 | mg | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Heirloom rice preserved, made productive . Philippine Rice Research Institute . Department of Agriculture, Philippines . 29 June 2018. 2017-02-20 .
- 24056583. 2013. Yao. S. L.. Black rice and anthocyanins induce inhibition of cholesterol absorption in vitro. Food & Function. 4. 11. 1602–8. Xu. Y. Zhang. Y. Y.. Lu. Y. H.. 10.1039/c3fo60196j.
- Food Grains of India. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). 1892. 70. 232-234. 234 . 4102547. 1892. 10.2307/4102547 .
- 3 . Oikawa T, Maeda H, Oguchi T, Yamaguchi T, Tanabe N, Ebana K, Yano M, Ebitani T, Izawa T . The Birth of a Black Rice Gene and Its Local Spread by Introgression . Plant Cell . 27 . 9 . 2401–14 . September 2015 . 26362607 . 4815089 . 10.1105/tpc.15.00310.
- 10.1021/jf0606609. 16787017. Anthocyanin composition in black, blue, pink, purple, and red cereal grains. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 54. 13. 4696–704. 2006. Abdel-Aal. El-Sayed M. Young. J. Christopher. Rabalski. Iwona.
- Web site: Saikia. Partha. Black Rice-Nutrition, Recipe & Benefits (Manipuri Black Rice). 2020-06-25. North East India info. 2020-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625150635/https://www.northeastindiainfo.com/2020/06/black-rice.html. dead.
- Web site: FoodData Central. 2020-06-25. fdc.nal.usda.gov.
