Rice has been cultivated in China for over 4,000 years and more than half of the world’s population eat it three times a day. The type that we eat is white or polished rice,..

For comparison, most of the rice varieties sold in the market, including the Pinoy favorite Dinorado, have GI levels between 70 and 72 while IRRI’s ultra-low GI rice can go as low as 25.

THE GOVERNMENT and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) hope to designate a 50-hectare site to produce seed for rice with characteristics like a low glycemic index (GI) and protein ...

Rice varieties are classified based on the size of grains (long, medium and short) ... Perya, Magpongpong, Libo-Libo, Ilaynon, Pinili, Mamintana, Sinamao, Dinorado and Katibon White.

Retailers will be required to sell four varieties of rice labelled only as "regular-milled", "well-milled", "whole grain" and "special" starting November, according to the National Food Authority (NFA ...

An accredited NFA rice retailer however said vendors are not attributing the price increase to the lack of supply of NFA rice. Dinorado rice was selling at P55 per kilo, while sinandomeng rice was at ...