Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Ayushi Mazumdar, Aswin GA and Diksha Bhatt

Abstract:
The nutritional benefits of rice are well-known. More than half of the world’s population depends & consume rice as their staple meal. White rice has been always famous since it’s production, processing & consumer demand is always on demand but the health benefits of the other rice varieties are still an alien concept for most of the people. Though now people have started being more conscious about their health so they are trying to study about the other rice varieties. Red & Black rice are getting popularized these days only because they are much healthier than white rice. Red & Black rice are not milled & didn’t go through any processing keeping the nutritional components intact. Whereas the white rice which is easily available & consumed by all go through vigorous milling processing’s & lost a lot of its nutritional value. Value- added based products are in demand these days people go to supermarkets & try to find the healthiest option but also keeping in mind about the taste. So, incorporation of these rice which are not easily accessible everywhere due to less demand, less production & high cost they can be introduced in the market. This review focuses on the nutritional composition, value-added products, commercial value & future opportunities of these rice varieties