MRP ₹140
Country of origin | India |
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Common name | BLACK PADDY SEED |
Net Quantity | 1000 gram |
Manufacturer or packer name | EKTA KISHAN SAMAJ FARMER PRODUCER COMPANY LIMITED |
Manufacturer or packer address | NAXALBARI, DARJEELING |
Manufacturing Date | 02/2024 |
contact details consumer care | 9932530226 |
The paddy is harvested after 110 days of plantation and a fragrance emerges during its flowering. Black rice is indigenous to West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Manipur. Till now, Manipur is the highest producer of black rice in the North East.
Looks like, it is going to change in coming times.
The cultivation of this variety of paddy is optimal in profit. “Earnings from a bigha of black rice is Rs 15,600.
Suitable for porridge, this particular rice variety is sticky in nature and can also be used in preparing sweet dishes. Das says, “Besides high concentration of nutrition, the rice contains amino acid, zinc, copper, iron, carotene including important vitamins.”
It was therefore branded the “forbidden rice.” According to a research report of the Department of Food Science at Louisiana State University, USA, a spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants. These properties are capable of fighting cancer, heart disease.
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