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The dry grain is milled to remove the outer layers, namely the [[husk]] and [[bran]]. These can be removed in a single step, in two steps, or as in commercial milling in a multi-step process of cleaning, dehusking, separation, polishing, grading, and weighing. Brown rice only has the inedible husk removed. Further milling removes bran and the germ to create successively whiter products. | The dry grain is milled to remove the outer layers, namely the [[husk]] and [[bran]]. These can be removed in a single step, in two steps, or as in commercial milling in a multi-step process of cleaning, dehusking, separation, polishing, grading, and weighing. Brown rice only has the inedible husk removed. Further milling removes bran and the germ to create successively whiter products. [[Parboiled rice]] is subjected to a steaming process before it is milled. This makes the grain harder, and moves some of the grain's [[vitamin]]s and [[Mineral (nutrient)|minerals]] into the white part of the rice so these are retained after milling. Rice does not contain [[gluten]], so is suitable for people on a [[gluten-free diet]]. Rice is a good source of protein and a staple food in many parts of the world, but it is not a [[complete protein]] as it does not contain all of the [[essential amino acids]] in sufficient amounts for good health. | ||
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