[gluten-free] Purple Rice (main dish or dessert)/ 150g

Single Region: Fuli Village, Haulien County, Taiwan

Variety: 100% organic farmed & processed purple rice (nickname: 黑糯)

Net Weight: 150g, serve 4-6 people

Purple rice is also known as "emperor rice". It has been rarely grown and in the ancient Chinese history, only royal family was allowed to have this luxury.

Purple rice looks black before cooking. The colour of cooked purple rice becomes purple, which shows to contain a rich anthocyanin.

It is sticky, so in addition to cooked as rice, it is broadly used in making desserts in the Asian culture. 

According to the recent studies, reports of purple rice might provide the following major health benefits: 

1. Metabolic flexibility (rich of Vit. B)
2. Relex muscles from the stress (rich of magnesium)
3. Release women's period pain (rich of iron)
4. Many other benefits, such as rich of fiber, anti-aging, anti-oxidant, etc.

Taiwan purple rice is 150g from the most famous rice country, Chi-shang Township in Taitung. The village in the cleanest environment of east coast. It is organically farmed and processed by the organic certified factory locally.