There are many types of rice found in
the market today. Rice can be purchased cooked or uncooked, packed,
dehydrated and also frozen. Few foods are packaged so extensively and
are offered in so many combinations as rice. To meet the many special
requirements of packaged foods, rice undergoes varying degrees of
processing, including regular-milled, parboiled, precooked, quick or
instant rice, glutinous rice or sweet rice. Rice comes either brown or
white or black.
Various forms of processed rice:
