Raw Rice and Boiled Rice

India is the second largest Rice consuming county in the world. Hence, it is the most important staple dish of several Indian states and is treated as a vital part of everyday Indian diet. Whether raw rice and boiled rice, it has a huge demand. But there are many people who don’t know the main difference between Raw Rice and Boiled Rice.

Let us see how raw rice and boiled rice are different from each other and how it differs in nutritional values.

Raw Rice:

Raw Rice is prepared by drying Raw Paddy to 11% Moisture or even less. Then it is milled to get Brown rice which is further polished to get White Raw Rice.

Theoretically, raw rice has more nutritional value than boiled rice. But after washing with water, it loses up to 60% of water-soluble vitamins and minerals. In raw rice and boiled rice there will be more nutritional value and less nutritional value respectfully.

Also, in some Indian homes, there is the practice of cooking rice in large quantities of water and draining away the excess water at the end of cooking which leads to loss of B-group vitamins. Hence this washing and cooking method seriously affects the rice’s nutritive value.

 

Boiled Rice:

Boiled Rice is prepared by soaking Raw Paddy in water tanks at room temperature for several hours (the soaking duration depends on the moisture level of paddy). Then that socked paddy is Boiled using Paddy Cooker (manual or automatic) using steam from Pressure Boilers. Then the boiled paddy is dried to bring down the moisture level from 35% to 10%. Finally, it is milled and polished to get White Boiled Rice.

The main reason for making boiled rice is that through this process, the major part of vitamins and minerals which are present in the outer aleurone layer of rice grain are driven into the endosperm.

Thus boiled rice does not lose its nutrients even after subsequent high degree milling. Also, because of the heat, the rice grain hardens and becomes resistant to insect invasion and is more suitable for storage.

Therefore boiled rice has more nutritional value and the nutrients in it are not removed even after washing or cooking.

Nowadays there are many choices for everything. And you can select your preferable rice variety on the basis of flavors, culinary needs, health benefits, etc. With online grocery shopping, you can easily buy your desirable rice online and get it at your doorstep.

If you want to get raw rice or boiled rice at your doorstep then buy rice online from SR Rice store, best online rice store in Chennai.