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Why do some rice grains have a tiny black spot on them?

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If you are talking about black spots on the grain itself, rather than intermixed with the rice, then it is not maggot heads or some other bugs. It is likely the result of the rice grain having been fed upon by an insect while it was still on the stalk in the field. read more

Some rice grains have a tiny black spot on them because an insect sucked it. Rice grains go through a soft stage before it becomes hard. So when rice grains are developing due to it being soft rice bugs can suck these grains. read more

During growth some rice tillers (or stalks) break off during the liquid stage of growth which causes some of the rice to have a darker color when it matures. This color does not affect the taste or quality of the rice. Some mills cannot sort out these dark rices, others do have this capacity. read more

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