Riceberry (Thai:ข้าวไรซ์เบอร์รี่) is arice variety fromThailand, across-breed ofkao-jao hom nin (a local non-glutinouspurple rice) andhom mali rice.[citation needed] The variety was created in 2002 by the Rice Science Center,Kasetsart University'sKamphaeng Saen Campus inNakhon Pathom, Thailand.[1] The outcome is a soft, deep purplewhole grain rice.
Riceberry is grown primarily innorthern andnortheastern Thailand.[citation needed] The wet season months of August through December are suitable for riceberry planting.
| Characteristics | [citation needed] |
|---|---|
| Plant height | 105–110 cm (41–43 in) |
| Days to maturity | 130 |
| Yield | 1,875–3,125 kg/ha (1,673–2,788 lb/acre) |
| Grain length (brown rice) | 7.2 millimetres (9⁄32 in) |
| Grain length-width ratio | >3.0 |
| Pericarp color | deep purple |
| Head rice (%) | 50 |
| Amylose content (%) | 15.6 |
| Gel temperature | < 70 °C (158 °F) |
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Energy | 1,631.76 kJ (390.00 kcal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sugars | 0 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dietary fiber | 4 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturated | 0 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 g | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| †Percentages estimated usingUS recommendations for adults.[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riceberry containsanthocyanins andcarotenoids, and has aglycemic index of 62.[citation needed]
TheCommerce Ministry aims to increase riceberry cultivation from 5,000rai to 20,000 rai (3,200 hectares) by 2018 to address in the world market demand for organic brown rice. The yield from 5,000 rai amounts to only 1,500tonnes.[3] Demand for premium organic rice is still small, accounting for only one to two percent of total rice exports, but as riceberry sells for two or three times the price of white rice,[4] it has the potential to increase farming incomes.[5] As of 2015[update] Riceberry sold in the domestic market for about 50baht a kilogram, while the export price was 200 baht per kilogram.[3]
