Information about Basmati Rice
Basmati rice is the most popular type because of its fragrance, nut-like flavour and aroma. It has gain the popularity in kitchen of India as well as most other countries. This is of type long grain rice. China is the largest producer of basmati rice and India is on second rank according to the APEDA (Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority). Basmati rice comes in both forms i.e brown as well as white. Brown is unprocessed which contains more nutrients then white which are processed.
Because this rice gained such popularity, this rice has become fastest growing item of export in India. India is exporting different types of Indian rice such as basmati rice, non basmati rice and other rice to the different countries across the globe. This rice typically can be eaten as self or can be used in different ways in savory and sweet dishes. Each grain of the basmati rice contains essential oil that when cooked, spreads a pleasing smell which usually translates into a cool, nice flavour. This rice has its own smell so that no extra effort is needed to get the smell of it. It has the pleasing test too. This rice is always so yummy in test.
One of the characteristic that make this rice different is its shape and texture. They are typically long and thin and also they do not stick to each other and hold its shape when cooked. Rice can be considered as wet grain. They are also known as healthy food ever.
It contains different properties of nutrition.
Let us talk about ¾ cup of prepared basmati rice. It contains a small amount of iron can say about 6% of daily value. It contains 150 calories. It contains 35 g of carbohydrate. Fiber in white and brown rice is different. White basmati contains less than of 1 g and brown basmati contains higher then it. These both type of rice contains a little amount of sugar. It is naturally low fat. It contains about 3 g of protein. This rice is considered as good source of thiamine and niacin. But in common if we compare white basmati rice to brown, brown can be said as more nutritious.
There are varieties of basmati rice such as 1121 Basmati Rice, 1121 Sella Basmati Rice, Basmati Rice Supreme Quality, Organic Basmati Rice, Basmati Rice A Grade, Parboiled Basmati Rice and so many other types.
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