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What changes when brown rice becomes white rice?

Removing a rice grain's husk produces brown rice; further milling removes the bran-rich outer layers and germ to make white rice. Explore what remains in each grain, how processing affects the material that reaches the plate, and why nutrition comparisons need more than a color label.

5–7 min

Questions you could explore

  • Where do broken kernels and removed material fit into the process?
  • Which layers remain on brown rice that are removed to produce white rice?

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