Black rice and black rice are not the same thing.

1, nature

Black rice is a medicine, food and use of rice, belongs to the glutinous rice category.

Ummi, also known as sorghum black powder, is a fungus that grows on top of the crop.

2, the reason for the formation of

Black rice is the formation of a class of specialty varieties of the gramineous plant rice after a long period of cultivation.

Sorghum umami is caused by sorghum silky black spike disease fungus (Sphacelothecareiliana) caused by sorghum silky black spike disease spike.

3, grain type

Black rice grain type has indica, japonica two kinds, grain quality is divided into glutinous and non-glutinous two categories.

Umi belongs to the fungi of the subphylum of tanya, not divided into grain type.

4, color

Black rice brown rice is black or black-brown. The appearance of black rice, black, nutritious, "black pearl" and "the world's king of rice" reputation.

Umi is mostly black in color, edible, tasty, high nutritional value.

5, the degree of development

Black rice originated in China, many places in our country have production, representative of Shanxi black rice, Guizhou black glutinous rice, Hunan black rice and so on.

Umi is generally born on sorghum, corn, millet. The United States has been included in the list of edible fungi, Mexico will also be regarded as a gourmet food, and its development and utilization in China is still blank.

6, nutritional composition

Black rice, food, high medicinal value, in addition to porridge can also make a variety of nutritious food and wine, known as the "Black Pearl" and "the world's king of rice" reputation. The most representative of the Shaanxi Yangxian black rice, since ancient times, "medicine rice", "tribute rice", "life rice" reputation.

The sorghum rice also has a high nutritional and medicinal value, which is rich in protein, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and other nutrients.

Especially the body's eight essential amino acids, fungal polysaccharides and dietary fiber and other active polysaccharides, minerals, potassium, iron, selenium, vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, C, and so on, the content of higher, is the ideal natural health food.

Expanded Information:

For those with poor spleen and stomach, alternating between diarrhea and constipation, you can try umi, a popular rice dish around Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Wu-mi rice is not rice made from black rice, but rather rice made from the leaves of the wu-mi tree that are soaked in steamed glutinous rice and then dried in the sun, a delicacy that combines the leaves of the wu-mi tree and glutinous rice.

The rice used to make the rice is usually glutinous rice, mixed with round-grained rice, the grains of which are soaked with the juice of the Wuyi tree to a black purple color, and the cooked Wuyi rice is black, glutinous and fragrant, and sweet and tasty. You can sprinkle some sugar on it before eating.

Commonly known as the "rice tree" tree leaves in the South Candle leaves contain quercetin, anthocyanin, natural melanin and other trace elements, often eaten with expectorant cough, lower blood pressure and blood lipids, enhance resistance and other effects. Glutinous rice is also very nutritious, poor appetite, bloating and diarrhea have a relieving effect, suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach.

However, umami is very satiating and not easy to digest, so the elderly and children should eat less. In addition, the rice can not be separated from the sugar, so diabetic people should eat with caution.

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