Black rice and black glutinous rice is the difference is black rice is hard rice, black glutinous rice is glutinous rice, the shape of the two are also different.

Black rice is the color of ordinary black or black-brown, the surface has a glossy, it is the shape of the grain is relatively flat, and the size is uniform. Black glutinous rice, on the other hand, is completely different from black rice, the color of black glutinous rice is not black, it is a kind of purple-black, that is, purple to black color; its shape is the complete opposite of black rice, it is the shape of rounded full, and at the same time the head is also larger.

The texture of black rice is dry, hard, cooking out of the grain is clear, will not form sticky, after eating in the mouth, has a slightly sweet flavor, taste is relatively sweet. The texture of black glutinous rice is more brittle and hard, after cooking well with the characteristics of glutinous rice, more sticky, its sweetness is heavier than black rice. If black rice is sweet, then black glutinous rice is sweet, but this sweet is not particularly sweet, eating is not greasy.

Distinguishing Methods

Fracture the grain and observe the cross-section: if the interior is transparent, it is black rice, and if it is white and foggy, it is black glutinous rice. Fracture the rice grain, drop a drop of iodine solution on the cross-section, observe the color change: if it is blue-black, it is black rice, if there is no obvious color change, it is black glutinous rice. The easiest way is to look at the product packaging bag, if the black rice labeled as (black) brown rice or (black) indica brown rice, black glutinous rice labeled as (black) glutinous brown rice.

Black rice is known as the "black pearl" and "king of the world rice" reputation. The outer shell of black rice contains anthocyanins, anthocyanins have a strong anti-aging effect, research shows that the darker the color of the rice, the better the anti-aging effect of its surface pigments, black rice pigments are rich in flavonoids active substances, is 5 times more than white rice, for the body has a very good effect.