Review Article
Photochemistry, Functional Properties, Food Applications, and Health Prospective of Black Rice
Table 1
Different classification of black rice consumption in the different regions of the world.
| Varieties | Species and subspecies | Description | Consumption regions | References |
| Black rice | Oryza sativa L. indica | Long and nonsticky rice | People of Southern Asia and Eastern Asia | [34] |
| Black Japonica rice | Oryza sativa L. japonica | Short and sticky or mahogany rice | People of Northern China, Japan, Southern Asia, and Latin America |
| Black Chak Hao Amubi rice | Oryza sativa Chak Hao Amubi | Medium and long nonsticky rice | People of the Indian subcontinent | [35,36] |
| Black Chak Hao Poireiton rice | Oryza sativa Chak Hao Poireiton | Medium and long nonsticky rice | People of Thailand and Iran | [37] |
| Black forbidden rice | Oryza sativa forbidden | Medium-sized grain rice and black short grain | Mostly people of China and Asian countries | [21] |
| Black emperor's rice | Oryza sativa emperor's | Long grain rice | Mostly consumed in China, South Africa and Nigeria, and Italy | [38] |
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