RICE VARIETIES

There are three distinct kinds of rice grown in the world: long, medium and short grain. Cooked long grain rice is fluffy in texture, while cooked short grain rice has a creamy, sticky texture. Uncle Ben's^® versatile long-grain rice, with its light, airy texture and delicious flavour, provides the perfect canvas for creating your favourite dishes.

Commonly called white rice or polished rice, milled rice has had the hulls, bran layers and germ removed from the harvested rice grain.

Rice is parboiled, using water, heat and a vacuum to drive nutrients from the bran into the center of the grain, before the rice is milled. Without this process, the nutrients would be lost during the milling process.

Wholesome, nutritious wholegrain rice retains the three parts of the rice grain: the bran layer, germ and the endosperm. The light brown colour of the rice comes from the bran layers which are rich in minerals and vitamins. Cooked brown rice has a mild nutty flavour and chewy texture. Learn more about wholegrain rice.

Not really rice at all, wild rice is actually the seed from a water-grass plant. Grown in the shallow lake waters of Minnesota and Canada, gluten-free wild rice has a unique chewy texture and nutty flavour.

This long-grain, fragrant rice is grown in Thailand. Cooked, Jasmine rice is almost clear in colour and has a soft and sticky texture. Jasmine rice is perfect for absorbing the flavours of your favourite multicultural dishes.

The Hindi word for fragrant, basmati rice is grown in India and Pakistan. This aromatic long, slender grain rice cooks up flaky and separates into individual grains. Basmati rice is the perfect complement for stir-fries, sauces and curries.

With its pearly appearance, this round, fat Italian rice yields short, plump grains. When it's cooked, creamy Arborio rice is perfect for making risotto or rice pudding. Cook rice successfully all the time. Perfect Every Time™. Simply select your favourite Uncle Ben's^® product!