1, the color is different

Japonica rice and rice, although there is no difference in the appearance of the paddy and planting methods, but the color of the particles of japonica rice and rice is not quite the same, japonica rice to be partial wax white a little bit, the following picture of the left for the japonica rice, the right for the rice.

2, the yield is different

From the yield, ordinary rice production is much higher than the yield of japonica rice, so from the planting area, ordinary rice to be much more extensive.

3, taste

From the price, japonica rice is more expensive than ordinary rice. From the taste, japonica rice to be more tough, more chewy. Mainly produced in northeastern China, the grain is generally oval or round, the rice grain plump and fat, cross-section nearly round, the ratio of length to width is less than two, the color is wax white, transparent or translucent, the texture is hard and tough.