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Broken rice is fragments of rice grains broken during the handling processes and was regarded as inferior rice at the time. [4] Broken rice was used solely because it was readily available in the farmers' houses and could fill their stomachs for a long time. [3] Since Vietnam's urbanization in the first half of the 20th century, Com Tam became ...
Broken rice is fragments of rice grains, broken in the field, during drying, during transport, or during milling. [1] Mechanical separators are used to separate the broken grains from the whole grains and sort them by size. [2] Broken rice is fragmented, not considered to be defective, and beside esthetics, it is equivalent to non-broken rice. [3]
Artificial rice is a grain product made to resemble rice. It is usually made from broken rice , sometimes with the addition of other cereals, and often fortified with micronutrients , including minerals , such as iron and zinc , and vitamins , such as vitamin A and vitamin B .
Rice is commonly consumed as food around the world. It occurs in long-, medium-, and short-grained types. It is the staple food of over half the world's population.. Hazards associated with rice consumption include arsenic from the soil, and Bacillus cereus which can grow in poorly-stored cooked rice, and cause food poisoning.
Broken rice is widely used in West Africa, and some cookbooks from the region will suggest manually breaking the grains for certain recipes, [27] but most broken rice eaten is from Asian rice, about 16% of which is broken in processing. [citation needed] The genome of O. glaberrima has been sequenced, and was published in 2014. [2]
Rice does not contain gluten, so is suitable for people on a gluten-free diet. [43] Rice is a good source of protein and a staple food in many parts of the world, but it is not a complete protein as it does not contain all of the essential amino acids in sufficient amounts for good health. [44]
Omo tuo (Twi: ɛmo tuo; "rice balls") is a Ghanaian staple food made with rice. Mostly, "broken rice" or long grain rice broken into smaller pieces is used. It is a Ghanaian version of the Nigerian Hausa staple Tuwon Shinkafa, which provides the name “Tuwo” used in this dish and in “Tuwo Zaafi”, another popular Ghanaian dish with Hausa ...
Flattened rice in Vietnam is known as cốm. It is also green in color. It is made by toasting immature rice grains in low heat and then pounding them flat in a mortar with a pestle. The husk is removed afterwards via winnowing. It can be eaten plain, used as an ingredient in other dishes, or made into cakes known as bánh cốm. It is commonly ...