39 aromatic indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars were characterized for Iron, Zinc, Calcium, Magnesium,
Copper and b-carotene contents. The b-carotene contents were ranging from 1.23 to 9.9 lg/g in brown
and 0.08 to 1.99 lg/g in milled rice. Among the mineral contents, Magnesium was found ranging from
855 lg/g (Gham) to maximum of 1636 lg/g (Badshahbhog) followed by Iron in 32 lg/g (Jirga) to
218 lg/g (Kalsal), Copper content from 2 lg/g (Girga) to 1004 lg/g (Gham), Zinc content from 25
(Gham) to 165 lg/g (Ambemohar-157) and Calcium ranged from 14 lg/g (Ambemohar pandhara) to
67 lg/g (Kate chinoor). The study showed that the germplasm assessed is a good source of micronutrients
and can be further exploited in breeding programme.