. The world's commercial products [microform] : a descriptive account of the economic plants of the world and of their commercial uses. Plant products; Produits naturels; Produits végétaux; Natural products; Botanique agricole; Botany, Economic. 42 The World'^ â¢mtnercial Products |«)vviT, man or, |miIi,i|)^ im IrKpii tlic wliolf jiroi (â ^s carrii'd mit by ,i ^ liinK rffcricd to iii tli< ('(iniiihrtitil Millhii;. I he favour iii luiropean markets, t > r lies diK's not Ko tliroiif,'ii the , .|ili under lommeiiial milliiif;. f rill is cpiite romplirated in


. The world's commercial products [microform] : a descriptive account of the economic plants of the world and of their commercial uses. Plant products; Produits naturels; Produits végétaux; Natural products; Botanique agricole; Botany, Economic. 42 The World'^ â¢mtnercial Products |«)vviT, man or, |miIi,i|)^ im IrKpii tlic wliolf jiroi (â ^s carrii'd mit by ,i ^ liinK rffcricd to iii tli< ('(iniiihrtitil Millhii;. I he favour iii luiropean markets, t > r lies diK's not Ko tliroiif,'ii the , .|ili under lommeiiial milliiif;. f rill is cpiite romplirated in compi>rison witii the simple methods eni|)loyed in the l^.ist. All 'iipiirities Iwing nnioved, the paddy is passed under ' loselyset millstones. Hlow- < rs the i^vitm from the ehafl. The ^rain is now- pounded in liuf^e mortars or passi-d tiiroufjh an iron â â huller " I'oiitaining a re- volving shaft with projec- tions, where the inner skin is removed. The waste material from this process is rire bran. Finally the grain is polished by friction against cylinders covered with ver\- soft sheep or other skin. At times foreign sub- stances a[)()ear to be added to improve the appearance 111 the , because, .as h;is ipnte recently been pointed out in 'J In- inulyst, the i-.\- .imination of a large number of samples of rice showed that polished rices â " ash," ranging from about â¢5 to about 2-25 per cent. This ash ajipears f-; be due to tin emiiloyment of talc, Frencii chalk, etc., in the polishing. No liaim need .irise from its presence as it is removed during the process of cooking. Another way to get nd of it is to soak and wash the riie well in water before use. During the jirocess of polishing the outer part of the grain is iemo\-ed, and is known as rice jiolish. It is unfortunate that custom or fasiiion a beautifully smooth, pearly white rice, bcatise this outer jwrtion contains the fats and other highly nutri


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