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]