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PRODUCT PROFILE OF RICE

Rice is the most widely used staple food in India. India is one of the largest producers of rice. Rice is the basic food. As rice is a tropical plant, it grows comfortably in hot and humid climates. More than 400,000 different types of rice are produced in different parts of the world. Rice is one of the most consumed food crops in the world.

TYPES AND VARIETY OF RICE IN INDIA

BASMATI RICE

• Haryana Basmati- 1
• Punjab Basmati-1
• Pusa Basmati 1121
• Sharbati Rice
• Basmati 386
• Basmati 217
• Ranbir Basmati
• Karnal Local/ Taraori Basmati
• Basmati 370
• Dehradooni Basmati

NON BASMATI RICE

• Swarna Masuri Rice
• Idly Rice
• Poni Rice
• IR64
• IR8
• Sabnam Rice
• IR36

USES OF RICE

RICE BRAN OIL

• Rice oil is extracted from rice bran. Rice oil is mainly used in cooking. Consumption of rice oil is believed to have many health benefits.

RICE FLOUR

• Use rice flour to make pancakes, make noodles. It can be used to thicken soups and stews, as well as providing an alternative to wheat flour in cakes and biscuits.

RICE NOODLES 

•  Flat Reese Noodles and Extruded Round Noodles are available from Wet-Milled Reese Flour. These are eaten with side dishes or in soups.

RICE STARCH

• Produced from the endosperm of the grain, used as a thickener in sauces and desserts. Also used in the manufacture of Rice Syrup.Rice starch is used as a cosmetic dusting powder.a laundry stiffening agent in the cold-starching of fabrics.

WILD RICE STEM

• Wild rice stem are commonly used as a vegetable by people in China and other parts of Asia.

PUFFED RICE

• Puffed rice is made by heating rice grains under high pressure in the presence of steam. ‘Rice Krispies’ are one type of popular breakfast cereal made from puffed rice, and puffed rice cakes are a common snack food.

HEALTH BENIFITS OF RICE

PROTECTS AGAINST HEART RELATED DISEASE 

• Research has shown that consumption of any other grain, including brown rice, reduces cardiovascular disease.

ENERGY BOOSTER

• Rice has the ability to provide very abundant energy. Athletes need a lot of energy so they can get energy and carbohydrates from white rice

PRAMOTE STRONG BONES AND MUSCLE

• Eating rice strengthens the bones of the body. Research has shown that eating rice properly strengthens bones, nerves and muscles.

LOOSE WAIGHT

• Rice is considered good for people who want to lose weight. A rice diet has low carbohydrate and fat content and therefore is great for people who want to lose weight.

BASMATI RICE PRODUCING STATES IN INDIA

PUNJAB 

• Punjab is the largest producer of basmati rice. Rice is produced in 12 out of 17 districts of Punjab. Patiala, Ferozepur, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Fari Kokot, and Jalandhar in Punjab claim the majority of rice production.

UTTARAKHAND

• Uttarakhand is a major rice producing state. Basmati rice is produced in an area of ​​11 hectares in Uttarakhand. Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, Dehradun, Nainital are the major rice producing districts.

HIMACHAL PRADESH 

• Rice production is very abundant in Himachal Pradesh. Rice is cultivated in many districts of Himachal Pradesh. Solan, una, sirmour are the rice producing districts in Himachal.

HARIYANA

• Haryana is a rice producing state in India. Basmati rice is grown and produced in abundance in Haryana. Kurukshetra, Kamal, Ambala, Kaithal, Panipat and Yamunanagar in Haryana are important rice producing districts.

UTTAR PRADESH

• Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of basmati rice. Basmati rice is produced in many districts of Uttar Pradesh. Dehradun, Gorakhpur, Bareilly, Muzaffarnagar, Kheri, Varanasi are the basmati rice producing districts.

JAMMU & KASHMIR ( Union Territory  Of India )

• Jammu and Kashmir is one of the largest rice producing states (Union Territories). Sambha and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir produce about 1 lakh metric tonnes of foreign varieties of basmati rice.

NON BASMATI RICE PRODUCING STATES IN INDIA 

• Haryana
•  Punjab
•  Uttar Pradesh
• Jharkhand
• Bihar
• West Bengal
• Orissa, Assam
• Karnataka
• Andhra Pradesh
• Telangana
• Tamil Nadu
• Maharashtra

H.S CODE OF RICE

• Non Basmati Rice H.S. Code: 10063010
• Basmati Rice H.S. Code: 10063020

TOP BASMATI RICE EXPORTING COUNTRIES

1.	INDIA
2.	THAILAND
3.	UNITED STATES
4.	VIETNAM
5.	CHINA
6.	PAKISTAN
7.	MYANMAR
8.	CAMBODIA
9.	BRAZIL
10.	URUGUAY

TOP BASMATI RICE IMPORTING COUNTRIES

1.	IRAN
2.	SAUDI ARAB
3.	IRAQ
4.	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
5.	YEMEN

TOP NON-BASMATI RICE IMPORTING COUNTRIES

1.	NEPAL
2.	BENIN
3.	SENEGAL
4.	BANGLADESH.
5.	GUINEA

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