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Rice, black

Black rice is a dark purple-black rice variety, served cooked in grain dishes or porridges, with cultivar, milling and stickiness varying between products.

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About Rice, black

Black rice is a variety of rice with dark purple-black bran, sold as whole or polished grains and usually cooked before eating. The uncooked grains are firm and dark; cooking softens them, and the bran can tint the cooking water and surrounding grains purple. Its flavour is mildly nutty and earthy, with a chewy texture when the bran remains intact.

It is served as a grain side or used in porridges and other rice preparations. The label can cover different cultivars and degrees of milling, including whole-grain and glutinous types, so cooking time, stickiness, colour, and composition vary. It should not be confused with rice that has merely been coloured or blended with another grain.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

black rice

English

Rice, black, unenriched, raw

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Rice, black nutrition & diet

Rice, black nutritional value

Reference: black kerneled rice

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
354kcal
Protein
7.5g
Carbs
74.0g
Fat
3.5g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Milling and cultivar matter: whole-grain black rice retains bran, while polished forms do not, and cooked rice differs from the dry grain in water content.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Taiwan FDA Nutrition Information Database — A0501401 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

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