Foods & Health Health Benefits of Brown Rice

What is Brown Rice?
Brown rice is also called ‘unpolished rice’ and is brown in color. It is actually how all rice looks before it goes
through the  process of polishing. Every rice grain has an outer layer of a slightly stiff  cover called the ‘hull’ or husk. The husk is always removed from the seed for both white and brown rice. Under this layer is a thin brownish layer called the ‘bran’ layer. This brownish layer on the rice seed clings to the seed and is removed through a polishing process. In the case of brown rice, the brownish bran layer is left  intact and only the top stiff  cover is removed.

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