Blood glutinous rice, rice with purplish-red seed coat, is called blood glutinous because of its glutinous nature. When blood glutinous rice is soaked in warm water, the red pigment of the seed coat is dissolved by the aqueous solution, and a purplish-red aqueous solution will appear, and the red color will become more intense with the extension of time. After cooking, the red seed coat will be separated from the embryo (rice grain).

Counterfeit blood glutinous rice is made from low-quality rice that has been dyed through a purplish-red pigment. The most obvious difference is that after soaking in water, the water quality becomes red significantly faster than the real blood glutinous rice, more than a few washes will reveal the original shape of the white rice, and there is no red seed coat appears after boiling.

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Blood glutinous rice. It is an important type of black rice, which is called blood glutinous because of the glutinous nature of the rice. It has been a famous red rice variety produced in Changshu since ancient times. Because blood glutinous rice is rich in nutrients, rich in vitamin E, protein and iron and red pigment, but also has a very good tonic effect, so it is known as "blood rice" "longevity rice".

1, laxative

Blood glutinous rice in the outer layer of high fiber content, can promote intestinal peristalsis, accelerate the discharge of feces, to play a laxative, reduce cholesterol absorption, for the prevention of atherosclerosis, intestinal cancer are helpful.

2, warm the spleen and stomach

Blood glutinous rice sweet and warm, can warm the spleen and stomach, tonic qi, cold spleen and stomach, poor appetite, bloating and diarrhea have a certain role in alleviating, so the old saying "glutinous rice porridge for the warming of the stomach qi wonderful products".

3, nourishing blood and qi

Red blood glutinous rice, into the heart meridian. According to Chinese medicine, the heart is the main blood, which means that its effect is related to the nourishment of qi and blood. Taking blood glutinous rice can assist in the treatment of excessive menstruation with the help of astringent effects.

4, beauty

Blood glutinous rice is beneficial to the blood, nourishing yin and kidney effects, women can make better after eating, coupled with research shows that the blood glutinous rice shell contains anthocyanin antioxidant components, for beauty is a certain effect.

5, strong bones

Blood glutinous manganese content is significantly higher than the content of manganese in rice, blood glutinous manganese content in the average value of manganese content is 2.65 times the content of manganese in rice, is the purple red glutinous rice 1.44 times. Manganese is an indispensable cofactor in the production of cartilage, and if it is deficient, it can cause an obstacle to the synthesis of a substance called chondroitin sulfate, thus hindering the growth of cartilage, causing changes in the structure and composition of cartilage, and ultimately leading to bone deformity. Manganese deficiency can also cause insufficient calcification of new bone by affecting bone calcium regulation, leading to osteoporosis.

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