Description
- BROWN RICE All brown rice varieties are whole grains, with only the inedible outer hull removed but none of the many nutrients. It is a great, healthy option.
- LONG GRAIN This form of rice is lighter and tends to remain separate when cooked. It is perfect when used as a tasty side dish (e.g. pilaf), in casseroles and soups, and in rice pudding.
- COOKING To cook one cup of brown rice, add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil then simmer for 25-45 minutes. After cooking will yield 3 cups.
- ORGANIC Our product is Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, Kosher and 100% Whole Grain. Brown rice does not contain gluten; however, note that this rice is processed on the same equipment on which wheat, barley and soybeans are processed, and is handled in the same plant where sesame seeds and peanuts are handled.
- MADE IN SMALL TOWN USA When you support Grain Place Foods, you are supporting a small business in Marquette, Nebraska. We are so thankful for you!
One of the ways rice is categorized is by size: short grain has the highest starch content and makes the stickiest rice, whereas long grain is lighter and tends to remain separate when cooked. Medium grain rice falls between the other two types. All brown rice varieties are whole grains, with only the inedible outer hull removed ? but none of the many nutrients. Use as a tasty side dish (e.g. pilaf), in casseroles and soups, and in rice pudding. Rice is the third most important cereal grain in the world, after wheat and corn. It originated in Asia, and most of the world?s rice is still grown there. Rice supplies up to half the daily calories of half the world?s population. And unlike many other grains, rice is grown almost exclusively for human consumption. One Sanskrit term referring to rice means ?sustainer of the human race.? Brown rice is a whole grain food, with only the inedible outer hull of the rice kernel removed, retaining the bran and germ and thus its many nutrients. Rice is naturally gluten free however Grain Place Foods Organic Kosher Long Grain Brown Rice is not a wheat free or gluten free food as it is cleaned on equipment that also prepares Kamut, spelt and wheat. To cook one cup of brown rice, add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil then simmer for 25-45 minutes. After cooking will yield 3 cups. They buy the best quality as close to home as possible, and wherever possible, they maintain grower identity.