What's the difference between 2 yuan per jin and 60 yuan per jin of rice? What are the main types?

Every time I go to the supermarket to buy rice, there are all kinds of rice. The price is also very different, there are 2 yuan per jin and dozens of yuan per jin. Every time I choose, I don't know how to choose!

A few days ago, Shenyang consumers Association tested 25 rice samples and found that 2.5 yuan per jin of ordinary rice is not only better in quality than 59.8 yuan per jin of "sky-high price rice", some nutritional indicators are also at the top.

So why does the price of rice vary so much? What's the difference between them? Let's find out for you today!

Why is the price of rice so different?

Looking back on the past 50 or 60 years

The star is still the same star.

The moon is the same as that moon.

But rice is no longer that simple rice.

People's growing demand for a better life gives rice more business opportunities.

All kinds of "concept rice" came into being.

From selenium-rich rice and organic rice to pearl rice and non-washing rice

The price of rice has soared.

What's the difference between "concept rice" and ordinary rice?

Selenium-rich rice

Selenium is known as the "king of cancer prevention". The human body must but cannot synthesize it, so it can only start with food, so there are selenium-rich rice, selenium-rich cornmeal, selenium-rich wheat and so on.

The selenium content of ordinary rice is about 35 μ g / kg, while that of selenium-rich rice is 40-300 μ g / kg. Selenium-rich rice does provide more selenium. According to the survey, selenium intake of Chinese residents is generally insufficient, so selenium-rich rice is a good choice.

As for the "selenium poisoning" spread on the Internet, this basically won't happen if you eat a normal diet. The critical value of selenium poisoning is 800 μ g, but if you supplement it with a normal diet, you should pay attention to your intake.

Organic rice

Rice LV, the price is often 5-10 times that of ordinary rice, as long as the food is labeled "organic", the price will double. To put it simply, it is mainly because organic rice does not allow the use of pesticides at all, so it is a real pollution-free food.

However, the organic food market is mixed, so when buying organic rice, it is necessary to recognize the organic certification logo, organic code, certification body name or logo on the package, so as to prevent wasted money.

No need to clean rice

Amoy-free rice is rice that can be cooked directly without washing.

In fact, at present, there is no national standard for Amoy-free rice in China, the real Amoy-free rice does not exist, and its nutritional composition is similar to that of ordinary rice, so there is no difference between Amoy-free rice and ordinary rice.

Pearl rice, crystal rice

There is no difference in nutritional value between ordinary rice and ordinary rice. In fact, it is ordinary japonica rice with high appearance.

Some unscrupulous merchants grasp the psychology of face control, and it is best not to buy rice with polished rice with inferior quality and too bright white appearance.

Bamboo nutritious rice and Maifan stone rice

One is to add a little bamboo extract to the rice to make the rice green. One is rice grown with Maifan stone as fertilizer, hoping to graft the function of Maifan stone onto rice.

But the actual health care effect is limited, mostly commercial gimmicks, there is not much scientific basis.

This is only the tip of the iceberg in all kinds of strange rice, as well as ecological rice, seafood rice, volcanic rock rice, pearl rice, baby rice. In fact, these are just commodity names for sales, and there are only three kinds of rice stipulated in the national standard.

What are the main types of rice?

In GB/T1354-2009 "Rice National Standard", there are only three types of rice: indica rice, japonica rice and glutinous rice.

Indica rice

The rice grain is long oval or slender, the color is white and transparent, the quality of late indica rice is better than that of early indica rice, and the meal yield is relatively high, so it is suitable for steamed rice as staple food.

Japonica rice

The rice grain is oval, the meal rate is low, the stickiness is strong, and it is suitable for people who cook porridge and have weak gastrointestinal function.

sticky rice

Long oval or slender shape, mostly white opaque, sticky, suitable for all kinds of cakes, but glutinous rice is not easy to digest, do not eat too much at one time.

How to choose rice?

Take a look

Packaging rice first depends on whether the packaging is marked with QS logo, product name, net content, production date and shelf life, quality grade, product standard number and other information.

Bulk rice to see whether the color and size of rice grains are uniform, to see whether there are broken rice, yellow grains and so on.

Second smell

High-quality rice will have a natural grain flavor, the same taste.

Three tastes

New rice has higher protein content, so it is harder than old rice.

Don't be misled by all kinds of publicity gimmicks to buy rice, thinking that the more expensive the rice, the better. The concept of rice is mostly a gimmick. no matter how expensive it is, it is impossible to eat only rice for three meals a day. It is most important to ensure the diversity of food and enrich the nutritional structure.