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Matta rice gives Kerala farmers a premium of Indian Rs. 300 for 500 kg of paddy. A three-year ban on the export of matta rice was partially lifted in February 2011, allowing 25,000 tonnes to be exported in 2011. [4] Palakkadan matta rice is cultivated in the dense black cotton soil of Palakkad district in Kerala. The rice has a distinct earthly ...
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4 Chāwal (grain of rice) = 1 Dhan (weight of one wheat berry) 4 Dhan = 1 Ratti (seed of the 'Abrus precatorius' plant, called 'Surkh' by Abul Fazl in Ain-i-Akbari.). 8 Ratti = 1 Masha 3 Masha (24 Ratti/96 Dhan) = 1 Tak 4 Tak (12 Masha/96 Ratti) = 1 Bhari Conversion. 1 Bhari = 11.66375 gram 3.75 Troy ounce = 10 Bhari
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1.0 long cwt (110 lb; 51 kg) short hundredweight: short cwt short cwt 1.0 short cwt (100 lb; 45 kg) long quarter: long qtr long qtr 1.0 long qtr (28 lb; 13 kg) short quarter: short qtr short qtr 1.0 short qtr (25 lb; 11 kg) stone: st st 14 lb used mostly in the British Commonwealth except Canada 1.0 st (14 lb; 6.4 kg) st kg. st kg lb; st lb
Avoirdupois is a system of mass based on a pound of 16 ounces, while Troy weight is the system of mass where 12 troy ounces equals one troy pound. The symbol g 0 is used to denote standard gravity in order to avoid confusion with the (upright) g symbol for gram.
However, this also makes the kernels harder and glassier. Parboiled rice takes less time to cook and is firmer and less sticky. In North America parboiled rice is often partially or fully precooked before sale. Minerals such as zinc or iron can be added, increasing their potential bio-availability in the diet. [10]
Red yeast rice, white rice fermented with a red mold, used in East Asian cuisine and Chinese traditional medicine, with anti-cholesterol properties. Some of the Asian liquors known as arrack are made by fermentation of red rice. [6] Matta rice mostly used in Kerala and in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district of Karnataka state, India.