“Black rice may be long-grain, medium or short-grain. Grown on a small scale, black rice has never been as common as other types, including white, brown, and red rice.

Brown rice is one of the most nutritious and widely available whole grain rice varieties. Unlike white rice, it retains the bran and germ layers, which are rich in fiber, B vitamins, magnesium, and ...

Without rice, or something to take the place of rice, many people would go hungry. Botanically, rice is the seed of an aquatic grass. It has been cultivated for more than 8,000 years.

Purple rice has a deep black color, but it turns purple when people cook it. Sometimes, people call it black rice. It grows mainly in Asia and is slightly chewy with a nutty flavor.

This cultivated rice came in a range of colors, including red, brown, white, and black due to natural changes in the rice grain's outer layer. Wild rice was only one color: red.