Broken kernels are parts of the rice kernel that are less than three-fourths of the whole rice kernel. Brokens are used in pet foods and to make rice flour.
Brown rice is the least processed form of rice.
It has the outer hull removed, but still retains the bran layers that give it that characteristic tan color and nut-like flavor. The outer layer of the bran gives this rice a chewier texture than white rice. Caryopsis mature fruit of grasses in which the seed coat firmly adheres to the pericarp Enriched rice blend containing ordinary milled rice and a small percentage of milled rice heavily fortified with thiamin, niacin, and iron phosphate to raise the vitamin and iron content slightly above the level present in brown rice. When the yellow-colored riboflavin is added to the enriching agents, white pigments such as calcium oxide, talc, and titanium dioxide are also included to make the finished product appear white. This procedure gelatinizes the starch in the grain, and results in firmer more separate grains.