Two new red pericarp transgressive variants (advanced breeding lines from BC2F7 generation) with
high yield, derived from a cross between the wild relative, O. rufipogon Griff. and O. sativa subsp. indica cv.
MR219, were analysed to determine their proximate composition, total antioxidant activity, phenolic acid
composition and tocochromanol content in comparison with two commonly consumed rice varieties, MR219
(brown coloured) and Thailand rice (red coloured).