One, referring to different

1, glutinous millet: also called glutinous rice, for the graminaceous plant rice (glutinous rice) shelled seed kernels.

2, yellow millet: is back to a kind of millet answer, contains a lot of protein, fat and vitamins.

Two, different characteristics

1, glutinous millet: glutinous rice milky white, opaque, also translucent, sticky, divided into indica glutinous rice and japonica glutinous rice two kinds: indica glutinous rice by indica-type glutinous rice grain made of rice grain is generally long oval or elongated; japonica glutinous rice by japonica-type glutinous rice grain made of rice grain is generally oval.

2, yellow millet: lysine content is low, and leucine content is too high, if you can cook with rice or glutinous rice and other ingredients, just so the human body can absorb the balanced nutrition, to reduce the appearance of nutritional imbalance.

Three, nutritionally different

1, glutinous millet: is the manufacture of sticky snacks, such as dumplings, eight treasures congee, all kinds of desserts of the main raw materials, glutinous rice is also brewing mash (sweet rice wine) of the main raw materials. Glutinous rice contains protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin and starch.

2, yellow millet: containing protein 9.2%-14.7%, fat 3.0%-4.6% and vitamins.

Extended information:

Rice is divided into two kinds of indica glutinous rice and japonica glutinous rice. Glutinous rice is glutinous rice hulled rice, known as glutinous rice in southern China, while the north is more often called river rice. Glutinous rice and interpreted called Jiangmi, shape fine, is one of the family often eaten grain. Because of its sticky texture, it is often used to make flavorful snacks, such as rice cakes, Lantern Festival, dumplings and so on. Glutinous rice is waxy white, opaque or translucent. Water absorption and expansion of small, sticky, slippery taste, more difficult to digest and absorb.

Long glutinous rice that is indica glutinous, long and thin grains of rice, the color is pinkish white, opaque, sticky. Another kind of round glutinous rice, belongs to japonica glutinous, shape round short, white opaque, sweet taste, viscosity is slightly inferior to long glutinous rice. Suitable for making dumplings, wine, dumplings, rice and so on. Long glutinous rice grows in the south, because of the climate, can be harvested two or three seasons a year.

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