brown rice
noun
: hulled but unpolished rice that retains most of the bran layers, endosperm, and germ
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When shopping, look for varieties with minimal additives and whole grains like quinoa and brown rice.
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Lindsey Desoto, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Swap beef for ground chicken or turkey, pattypan squash for zucchini or yellow squash, and white rice for brown rice, quinoa, barley, or faro.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
In place of wheat, Pamela’s uses a mixture of brown rice flour, sorghum flour, white rice flour, tapioca starch, and gluten-free oat bran.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
Both prix fixe and à la carte menus are available, with dishes such as noto pork pâté de campagne with pickled cucumber karashina mustard, Kanazawa brown rice, Kanazawa yuzu kosho and corn crème brûlée.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Lindsey Desoto, Verywell Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Swap beef for ground chicken or turkey, pattypan squash for zucchini or yellow squash, and white rice for brown rice, quinoa, barley, or faro.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
In place of wheat, Pamela’s uses a mixture of brown rice flour, sorghum flour, white rice flour, tapioca starch, and gluten-free oat bran.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
Both prix fixe and à la carte menus are available, with dishes such as noto pork pâté de campagne with pickled cucumber karashina mustard, Kanazawa brown rice, Kanazawa yuzu kosho and corn crème brûlée.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Brown rice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20rice. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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