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According to food experts, polished rice refers to rice that has been milled to remove the husk, bran, germ, and some amounts of the nutrients, leaving a starch-rich grain. (Image: istock)
It refers to rice from which the husk has been removed but the bran is partly or fully left, which makes it healthy and nutritious. (Image: istock)
Rice polishing is performed through a rice polisher machine used for buffing or polishing kernels of rice to change the way they look and taste. In India, this is a practice to transform brown rice into white rice. These machines use talc or fine dust of other material to buff the outer coat of rice kernels. As per experts, the polishing process involves milling rice seed to remove the chaff which produces brown rice, next is to remove the bran. The milling of rice is done in a machine that has cylindrical stone and a coating of sorel cement (Mg(OH)2 and MgCl2). (Image: istock)
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Polished rice is shiny and white in colour, while unpolished rice is brown. The former has a smooth texture, while the latter is uneven. The fibre quotient of polished rice is very low, as compared to unpolished rice. Polished rice is easy to cook and takes less time. Lastly, the nutritional value of polished rice is very low, while unpolished rice is rich in iron, magnesium, zinc, and calcium. (Image: istock)
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It has been found that polished rice has less moisture, biotin, mineral, niacin, protein, and fatty content as compared to milled rice. As per experts, the removal of fiber and decreased protein content makes it an incomplete diet. (Image: istock)
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