zinc than white rice. The same can be said of ordinary brown rice.

Varieties

Varieties of red rice include:

* Rakthashali, a rare rice variety of Indian rice, often mentioned in Ayurveda and Hinduism.
* Oryza glaberrima, also known as African red rice.
* Oryza longistaminata, also known as red rice.
* Oryza punctata,