Brewers rice - Citizendia

Brewers rice is the small milled fragments of rice kernels that have been separated from the larger kernels of milled rice. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many (AAFCO definition). AAFCO or the Association of American Feed Control Officials is a commercial enterprise which attempts to regulate the quality and safety of Fodder and Pet food Brewers rice is a processed rice product that is missing many of the nutrients contained in whole ground rice and brown rice thus reducing the quality. A nutrient is food or chemicals that an organism needs to live and grow or a substance used in an organism's metabolism which must be taken in from its environment Brown rice (or "hulled rice" is unmilled or partly milled Rice, a kind of Whole grain.

Brewers rice and second heads are one of the many byproducts that rice milling creates. A by-product is a secondary or incidental product deriving from a Manufacturing process a Chemical reaction or a biochemical pathway and is not the primary product Second heads are milled rice kernels that are one half to three quarters of the original kernel. Brewers rice is a milled rice kernel that is one quarter to half the size of a full kernel. Second heads, depending on their quality are used to make rice flour. "If the quality of the second heads are poor, they will be sold for pet food or dairy feed. Pet food is typically sold in Pet stores and Supermarkets It is usually specific to the type of Pet (such as Dog food or Cat food) Brewers rice is sold for pet food and dairy feed exclusively. " -Pacifica Ag Commodities

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