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What is the function of the rice hull?
Which part of the rice grain constitutes the bran portion?
Where did rice cultivation originate?
Which country introduced rice to Europe around 400 BC?
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What percentage of the world's rice production takes place in eastern Asia?
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What unique feature does rice have in terms of starch granules among cereals?
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Which part of the rice kernel is particularly rich in cellulose, lignin, arabinoxylans, and minerals?
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What is the most nutritious part of the rice caryopsis?
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What happens when brown rice is further milled to get white rice?
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Which part of the rice kernel contains only slightly less protein and lipid but considerably more starch than the bran?
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Unmilled rice is also known as polished rice.
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The origin of rice culture can be traced back to Europe.
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The main part of the rice grain is the aleurone.
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Rice hull protects the grain from insect infestation but not fungal damage.
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The bran portion of the rice grain accounts for 5-8% of the white rice weight.
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White belly in some rice cultivars is caused by the presence of air spaces in the endosperm.
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Rice is the only cereal with spherical compound starch granules.
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The hull of the rice grain is rich in starch and fat but low in protein.
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The embryo of the rice kernel has a higher protein content than the bran.
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Milled (white) rice has the lowest carbohydrate content among all parts of the rice kernel.
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