Japonica rice is the seed kernel of Japonica rice, also known as paddy rice, rice, is the finished product of rice.

Japonica rice is semi-transparent ovoid or oval, high rate of rice production, small grain expansion, but viscous. Japonica rice is generally oval-shaped granular, more round and fat, translucent, bright surface, belly whiteness is small. Mainly produced in China's Yellow River basin, northern and northeastern; in the south is distributed at an altitude of 1800 meters above sea level.

Japonica rice sex calm, sweet taste, the main spleen, stomach, lung meridian, with the qi and Jin, spleen and diarrhea effect, the main treatment of lung and spleen qi deficiency of fatigue, less food and nausea, loose stools and diarrhea, heartburn and thirst of the disease. Japonica rice contains essential starch, protein, fat, vitamin B1, niacin, vitamin C and calcium, iron and other nutrients.

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Difference between Japonica rice and glutinous rice:

Glutinous rice from the appearance of it is white, opaque particles, unlike Japonica rice is translucent! So, to distinguish japonica rice and glutinous rice, from the appearance of the color can be clearly distinguished! Because the value of straight-chain amylose in glutinous rice is too low, the viscosity is more sticky, so people generally do not use glutinous rice as rice to eat, but take it to make many rice food products.

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