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Take a quiz and test your agriculture knowledge, Your complete guide to a succesful farming, Subscribe to our print & digital magazines now. 0.0332 Tw These quality standards include minimum precooking and post-cooking grain length, share of broken and fragmented grains, damaged/discoloured grains, etc. 0.0003 Tc [(Rice that ha)4.6(s had its bra)4.6(n)0.8( and hull layers rem)8.6(oved by m)8.6(illin)5.8(g is called white, tab)5.8(l)-1.4(e,)5.8( polished, or)3.8( )]TJ -0.0001 Tc -24.85 -2.325 TD Only Golden Harvest and Lal Qilla scored full marks (25/25) as pure basmati as they had no trace of any other variety. 0 Tc [(Rice tha)5(t)-1( ha)5(s been ha)5(rve)5(s)0.4(ted f)4.2(r)-0.8(om)9( the plan)6.2(t with)6.2( its)]TJ -0.0001 Tc Mail me your suggestions and feedback. 16.5808 0 TD 0.0014 Tc 0000003529 00000 n Such rice has standards which can be tested in a lab. 0.1054 Tw [(d from)8.1( the brown rice through an abrasive m)8.1(ill )]TJ However, ‘wild rice’ is usually used to refer to the grain harvested from four species of grass that form the genus Zizania, including both wild and domesticated varieties. 11.02 0 TD 0.0154 Tw )]TJ 0.0103 Tw In an inferior product, there may be red-striped grains, green grains, chalky grains and so on. 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Dr R Mashelkar was able to bring back the Indian Basmati identity to India. -0.0002 Tc 0.1076 Tw There are many different types of rice with many different qualities to suit different consumer preferences. 0.001 Tc Oryza glaberrima, or African rice, includes long- and short-grain varieties. “Descriptive sensory analysis has identified over a dozen different aromas and flavors in rice. -0.0059 Tw 0.0004 Tc Quality Glossary Definition: Standard. -4.1317 -2.5988 TD 0.0008 Tc -20.45 -1.15 TD 0.0149 Tw [(Milling of rice increases its shel)]TJ [(com)8.8(e)-0.2( to desire, whiten)6(e)4.8(ss. -21.845 -1.15 TD -5.585 -2.315 TD Another popular short-grain variety is Arborio. Acreage of these types of rice in the U.S. is much lower than rice that fits into the standard long, medium and short grain market classes.