Broken Rice

Broken rice is a grade of rice consisting of grains broken in the milling process. Mechanical separators are used to separate the broken grains from the whole grains.Broken rice may or may not have lower fiber and nutrient content, but generally has a similar energy content to intact rice.

Very small broken rice is called 'brewers' rice', as use by brewers is the traditional industrial use .Due to the different size and shape of the grains, broken rice has a different, softer texture from "unbroken" rice.Broken rice is also used to make starch which is used as laundry starch and in foods, cosmetics and textile manufacture.