Indica rice, also known as long rice and fairy rice, is rice made from indica non-waxy rice. It belongs to a special type of rice. Rice is slender in shape, whiter in color, and less transparent than other types. When cooking indica rice, because it has strong water absorption and a large degree of expansion, the rice yield is relatively high, and it is more suitable for making rice noodles, carrot cakes or fried rice. Indica rice is more than 7 mm long, less sticky, brittle, and easily broken during processing. It has an oblate cross-section and is mostly white and transparent in color, but there are also translucent and opaque ones. Sweet in nature and flavor, slightly warm. It can benefit the spleen and stomach.

The fat content in indica rice is very small. The fat in rice is mainly concentrated in rice bran. The linoleic acid content in its fat is relatively high, generally accounting for 34% of the total fat. Bilai seed oil and Camellia oil was 2-5 times more. Therefore, consuming rice bran oil has better physiological functions.

Indica rice is the main source of B vitamins and an important dietary resource for preventing beriberi and eliminating oral inflammation; rice porridge has the effects of nourishing the spleen, harmonizing the stomach, and clearing the lungs; rice soup is beneficial to qi, nourishes yin, and The moisturizing function can stimulate the secretion of gastric juice, help digestion, and promote the absorption of fat. It is the basis for supplementing nutrients.

Indica rice is rich in protein, fat, riboflavin, niacin, various minerals and a small amount of carbohydrates. Among them, the content of vitamin B family is relatively considerable.

Indica rice has the functions of replenishing qi, nourishing yin, moisturizing dryness, nourishing qi and heart, nourishing liver and body, nourishing essence and strengthening will, harmonizing the five internal organs, dredging blood vessels, improving ears and eyesight, relieving irritability, quenching thirst, Antidiarrheal effect. Its sugar content is low, and indica rice is often consumed, which has a certain effect on preventing diabetes. Regular consumption of indica rice can also prevent beriberi, eliminate oral inflammation and bad breath; stimulate the secretion of gastric juice, help digestion, and promote the absorption of fat.