Rice

Rice

Cultivated rice Oryza sativa is a very important food source for people round the world. It probably originated in southeast Asia and it is now grown in many countries which can provide the warmth and water that it needs. Rice paddies are flooded fields in which the plant can thrive. Brown rice is the whole grain and is more nutritious than white rice which has had the outer bran layer polished off. [CH] {FW}