What exactly is glutinous rice?

Coix seed is sorghum rice, which is a gramineous plant. Cultivated in all parts of China, it has the effects of expelling wind and removing dampness, calming the stomach, detoxifying and healing sores. Used for malaria, cold and heat, muscle spasm, diarrhea, insomnia, swelling, lacquer sore, chilblain and dog bite. Raw glutinous rice is spherical, with a diameter of about 1 mm, a white surface, a groove on one side and a white section.

Sorghum is hulled sorghum rice, commonly known as millet, reed millet, water chestnut, reed millet and so on. Sorghum is Latin, and sorghum is one of the traditional grains in China. It is panicum miliaceum, belonging to the genus Sorghum in Gramineae. It is an ancient cereal crop with many edible and medicinal functions.

The main components of rice

The main component of rice is carbohydrate, and the protein in rice is mainly protamine, and the composition of amino acids is relatively complete, which is easy to be digested and absorbed by human body. The contents of minerals, dietary fiber and B vitamins in brown rice are higher than those in polished rice, but the content of lysine in rice is lower.

Rice is one of the main foods for human beings and Asians, and about half of the world's population eats rice.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Sorghum Rice.