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Puffed Rice Industry In India

Puffed rice or popped rice of Red rice is fried with the help of a chimney in the manual machine. Red rice is a variety of rice that is colored red by its anthocyanin content. It is usually eaten unpolished or partially polished and has a red bran layer. Red rice has a nutty flavor and has the highest nutritional value. Some red rice has a low glycemic index. The rice will be slowly digested and energy will be slowly released. This will cause a slower increase in blood sugar levels. Red rice contains high antioxidant levels that reduce free radicals in the organism. It is a richer source of iron, magnesium, calcium, and zinc than white rice. Red rice helps in controlling diabetes, can prevent Asthma, Improves consumption of oxygen, helps in digestion, heart diseases at bay, reduces fatigue, etc. In this machine, the husk comes out of the Puffed rice in a very short time. With the help of modern technology, several quintals of puffed rice are being produced within two-one hours. In addition to supplying the market of the district, the unemployed children of the village are becoming self-sufficient by supplying the puffed rice made by this machine to other districts as well. There was a time when the women of the village used to fry puffed rice and sell them all over the district. They used to fry puffed rice in a large pan in the old tradition. It took a lot of time and effort. Nowadays, with the arrival of modern technology machines, it takes much less time to pack the puffed rice and send it to the market. This photo was taken at Tehatta, West Bengal, India on 27/08/2023. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

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