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Surely more research is needed to support the health benefits of this superfood. Meanwhile, don’t miss out! You’ll find that black rice cooks for just about the same time as brown rice, i.e. about 30 min after you bring it to boil (Yonan, 2014) and can bring more flavour to your favourite dish. Be sure to also keep an eye out for black rice bran or extracts in breakfast cereals, cakes, cookies and beverages (Rosolen, 2014). Black rice is perfect for providing natural colouring to foods, from nice pink to dark purple and black hues. So here’s my market prediction: black rice may be the food of 2015. What do you think?
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