Rice

POLISHED WHITE
This is the most consumed variety in Brazil, obtained by milling wholegrain rice and then polishing it. The classification is subdivided into five types, split according to the whole/broken grain relation and other qualitative factors, in accord with federal regulations.

BROWN
Removed from the husk, the grain maintains its bran layer and germ, which concentrates the fibers, vitamins and minerals. It is also identified as hulled or unmilled. It has a high nutritional value.

PARBOILED
A grain with processing that maintains an elevated nutritional value, preserving nutrients and fibers. Brazil is an exporter with quality superior to international standards thanks to the excellence of its industrial parboiling facilities. This type occupies a consumption index between 25% and 30% in the country

Rice is consumed daily by 60% of the world’s population (FAO). Furthermore, the husk is rich in energy and, after being burned, generates raw material used in the formulation of cement, insulation, paints and other products used in civil construction. Rice oil can be extracted from the bran, as well as a myriad of byproducts with medicinal and cosmetic purposes. There are over 200 known uses.

Brazilian researchers are currently studying high yielding varieties with a higher multi-protein complex and oil value for the production of animal feed with greater nutritional value and for biofuels.