Basmati Rice

Product Description

Basmati is a variety of long, slender-grained aromatic rice which is traditionally grown in India. As of *****9, India accounted for *5% of the international trade in basmati rice.
Basmati is a variety of white rice traditionally from the Indian subcontinent. Basmati rice is long, slender-grained and aromatic. This variety of rice is popular for its distinct aroma and unique flavour. Although commonly used to make different types of biryanis, there's a lot more that you can do with basmati rice than make biryani. Because of its size, aroma and taste basmati offers itself to a number of delicious Indian recipes.
There are **1 calories in 1 cup of cooked basmati rice of which 3% is from fat, *5% is from carbs, and *2% is from protein.


Basmati rice nutrition:
Although fragrant and delicious, white basmati rice is less nutritious than brown basmati rice. This is because white basmati rice has gone through processing, which strips away some of the whole-grain goodness from the rice. However white basmati rice is still a better source of folate. A typical serving of cooked basmati rice contains *6 micrograms of folate and 6% of your daily value of iron. Lets look at the nutritional value of basmati rice:
**0 grams of white basmati rice has:
Protein - 8.1 grams Carbohydrate - *7.1 grams Fat - 0.6 grams Fibre - 2.2 grams



Brown basmati rice Nutrition:
Brown basmati rice has more nutrients than its white variant and is a healthier option. It also has lesser calories than white basmati rice and is a good source of minerals like iron and B vitamins such as thiamine, niacin and folate.
Benefits of basmati rice:
Basmati rice contains thiamin and niacin, two B vitamins that are very valuable to our metabolism. Because basmati rice is high in calories it is also a good source of instant energy. The brown variant of basmati rice is also a good source of fibre.

According to the Indian Government agency APEDA, a rice variety is eligible to be called Basmati if it has a minimum average precooked milled rice length of 6.*1 mm and average precooked milled rice breadth of up to 2 mm, among other parameters