Black rice is a type of Oryza sativa L. rice and is eaten as a functional food for health reasons. Black rice contains proteins, vitamins, and minerals that are higher than common white rice. A good s...

Black rice is a type of Oryza sativa L. rice and is eaten as a functional food for health reasons. Black rice contains proteins, vitamins, and minerals that are higher than common white rice. A good source of minerals, iron, zinc, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and others, Black rice contains essential amino acids such as lysine, tryptophan, vitamins as vitamin B1 and vitamin B2 folic acid..