"How much do you know about the value of rice", depending on the region, people's consumption ratio of japonica rice and indica rice will also be different.
Our country has a long tradition of eating rice, so there are also a lot of rice sold in the market, and each place has its own characteristics. Rice is the staple food in our daily life, and many people also have some misunderstandings when buying rice, so what do you need to pay special attention to when buying rice?
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In 2018, mainland Sunrise rice entered the European market for sale, creating a legend of unfavorable start but rapid reversal, and the sales in the European market reached 1 billion yuan within 5 years. So what information do we need to pay attention to when buying rice?
First, choose bagged rice.
Second, the type of rice.
Third, take a look at the product standard number.
Fourth, the quality grade of the rice.
When buying rice, you don't need to look at the brand and price, just look at these.
In 2008, Continental issued a standard for soil testing on rice bags, which presents certain standards for heavy metals and microorganisms contained in soil, so as to ensure food safety and reduce the impact of pollution, so as to achieve safe production and scientific development. However, after the implementation of this policy, many problems were found:
First, the ground is full of granaries, but it is difficult to find companies willing to carry out testing; Second, in order to maintain competitiveness, companies often make private changes to test results, resulting in false reporting and concealment.
In this case, people do not pay much attention to the information on the rice bag, the reporter visited several local grain purchase and sales enterprises, only to find some white plastic bags used to hold rice, the space is too simple. The rice bags are only marked with simple information such as rinsing and sterilizing, which also raises doubts about the authenticity of the rice.
In recent years, with the development of agriculture in the mainland, organic agriculture has gradually become popular, organic agriculture refers to the use of physical and ecological means to manage in order to achieve certain organic product standards in the production process, without the use of chemical synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, additives, etc. In order to protect biodiversity, we will protect the land, air, water and ecological environment so that the impact of rice and other crops on the soil will be minimized.
At the same time, in response to the country's advocacy of green ecological agriculture, moderate fertilization is carried out. In this way, these simple and crude methods can be improved to minimize pollution.
With the improvement of the living standards of the people in the mainland, the quality requirements for food have been improved, and organic rice has become a new favorite, and there is even a saying that "you have to eat organic rice when you eat rice". Whether we want to go to the market or buy rice offline, we see a lot of rice labeled "organic", but in reality this is not the case.
Because there is no mandatory custom standard for organic agriculture in our local area, although we can declare to the relevant agencies, we will not obtain regulatory certification from the government or organizations, which makes many operators see the needle, in the name of "organic rice", if you don't know about this aspect, it is easy to be deceived.
So what information can I refer to when buying rice?
First, choose bagged rice.
When you go to the supermarket to buy rice, you will find that the rice sold in the supermarket is usually bagged rice. Some small vendors or village fairs also sell rice in bulk.
However, in fact, these two sales methods also reflect some differences in the quality of rice, and the bagged rice in the supermarket is usually rice that has been strictly inspected, and can be guaranteed to be free from moisture and pollution when purchasing, and can be eaten with confidence. Bulk rice, on the other hand, is more susceptible to moisture because there is no accurate data to record when the bulk rice leaves the factory, which opens up the possibility for vendors to sell expired rice.
Bulk rice may be contaminated twice during transportation, and the quality is not easy to guarantee, and a lot of bulk rice is purchased from the market, so the source is unknown, and there may be the problem of mixing other inferior varieties, so in order to ensure the freshness and quality of rice, it is recommended to choose bagged rice when purchasing.
Rice types.
Second, the type of rice.
You can compare the rice you often eat at home with the rice provided in the hotel when you go out to eat, there seems to be a big difference in their taste and hardness, the rice at home is soft and sticky, while the rice in the hotel is relatively dry.
In fact, the hotel uses indica rice, and the family often eats japonica rice, the biggest difference between the two is the different origins, because japonica rice is mainly distributed in the eastern region, so people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang eat japonica rice more, while the southern region of the mainland likes to eat indica rice, which is the reason for the biggest difference between the two due to different tastes.
For example, japonica rice is suitable for steaming, porridge or sushi and other cooking methods, while indica rice is good at cooking methods such as fried rice or soup.
However, these two types also originate from different regions, and the varieties are different due to the production environment, capital investment, and inconsistent production scale.
In fact, japonica rice is what we often call large long-grain rice or short-grain rice, which is mainly grown in the northeast region of the mainland, which is vast and sparsely populated, rich in labor resources, and has a long history in rice planting.
Because of the cold climate and low temperature in the three eastern provinces, the muddy rice native to southern China is not suitable for the survival of the three eastern provinces, so it gradually evolved into japonica rice, while indica rice has been maintained and continuously evolved in the southern part of the mainland.
Indica rice is also adapted to the humid and hot climate conditions of the south, so the further south the indica rice is, the better. Indica rice first came from Taiwan, and later the research on crops around Taiwan was very rigorous, promoting rice planting technology in California and other places, and introducing indica rice for adaptability tests, but eventually stopped because indica rice did not adapt to the humid and hot climate conditions in California.
Take a look at the product standard number.
So how should we choose when we buy? First of all, we must take a look at the product standard number, our country has a certain national standard for products, including rice.
National standards are divided into mandatory and recommended nature, of which the mandatory standard is that the production must be carried out in accordance with this standard, for example, there is a mandatory standard in our food safety law: GB1354. This mandatory standard applies not only to rice, but also to many other food categories.
GB1354 stipulates that domestic high-quality japonica rice and japonica rice products must meet the standard, and if they do not meet the standard, they must be inspected in accordance with GB/T1354.
In addition, there are more large enterprises in the mainland that have formulated higher corporate standards, for example, the rice brand that my young couple bought when they first got married is called Arowana, and his company's corporate standard is HG/T3676-2016, which is much higher than other domestic enterprises in China, so we can give priority to it when choosing.
This is also part of China's six-level national standard. Therefore, when you see that the product standard says GB1354 or GB/T1354, you must choose carefully, because it means that the food you buy has only passed the national basic product quality inspection.
Rice quality grade.
Third, the rice quality grade.
When we choose, we will see such a paragraph: "This product is a first-class product stipulated by the state" or "This product is a high-quality first-class grain" or even "high-quality second-class product" This situation is also very common, but in fact, it should really be written: special grade, excellent grade, first grade, second grade and third grade.
This grade is replaced by "first-class", just like our academic qualifications, from doctorate to bachelor's degree and then to junior college as if it has gone through a fire, now more and more attention is paid to academic qualifications, generally speaking, from high school, there will be a high school academic level after the examination is called the examination, but for some 985 or 211 key universities, more inclined to direct recruitment, in the selection of college entrance examination candidates prefer those foreign language majors to select talents.
In addition to the academic level standards, there are also quality grade marks, for this kind of large manufacturers, whether it is testing standards or grade marks are strictly in accordance with national regulations, in the purchase should give priority to the first class or high-quality first-class, if there is no second-class or high-quality second-class.
Even if the consumption level has increased, if you can buy high-quality rice with more value-added money, it is undoubtedly a happy and beautiful thing, so when we see different brands of rice with different quality, we might as well try to decisively give up the low-quality large enterprise brand, and focus on the high-quality large enterprise brand, most of the time we will get unexpected surprises.
Fourth, the effective production date.
Many people only look at the shelf life on the product label, in fact, this is not rigorous enough, because the shelf life is 2 months later than the production date, so everyone should choose rice with a production date within 3 months when choosing, otherwise its nutritional value will drop a lot.