Brown rice is pronounced: cāo mǐ.

Brown rice refers to rice that has not been milled white or refined after shelling. "Old Book of the Tang Dynasty Food and Goods Chronicles": "I ordered Dongdu to bring out old brown rice and millet, and sell them to the market." "Ming Chenghua Rap and Poems Collection": "Renzong's Recognition of His Mother": "The rice is old brown rice, and the soup is Nanyuan Bitter root. " Shen Congwen's "Congwen's Autobiography of Chenzhou": "What we eat every day is bean sprout soup and brown rice."

Brown rice is the kernel after the outer protective layer of rice is removed. Fruit, rice grains with intact inner protective cortex (peel, seed coat, nucellar layer) have a thicker texture and dense texture due to the large amount of crude fiber, bran wax, etc. in the inner protective cortex. It is also more time-consuming to cook, but its weight loss effect is significant. . Compared with ordinary refined white rice, brown rice is richer in vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber and is considered a green and healthy food.

Brown rice example:

1. Compared with polished white rice, sprouted brown rice not only contains richer vitamins and mineral elements, but also contains a variety of nutrients that promote human health and prevent and treat diseases. ingredients.

2. Brown rice contains germ, which contains high levels of vitamins and fiber. Regular consumption can reduce fat.

3. Foods such as whole wheat, bran and wheat germ, as well as brown rice, oatmeal, whole wheat bread and barley are high in folic acid.

4. Kidney-tonifying recipe, purple rice kidney-tonifying porridge is made from black rice, brown rice, mulberries, purple rice, and blueberry jam.

5. Use a near-infrared analyzer and diffuse reflectance technology to analyze the quality characteristics of single-grain rice and single-grain brown rice.

6. Recently, a brand rice store opened in Keqiao. The store can use a rice mill to make nutritious brown rice and germ rice on site to meet the fashion and health needs of citizens.

7. The so-called organic brown rice refers to the rice in which the outer shell of the bran is removed during the milling process, while the germ and inner bark are retained.

8. Eat more brown rice, germ rice, meat, offal, almonds, etc. that are rich in vitamins and iron.

9. Brown rice is a whole grain and is good for the body. You can eat more of it.

10. Their family often cooks brown rice.