Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. Glutinosa) is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast Asia and East Asia
In general, glutinous rice is rarely consumed as a staple food as does ordinary white rice. Glutinous rice is usually processed into a variety of snacks. Glutinous rice has a more sticky texture when cooked. The benefits of glutinous rice was very good for health. One of them is as a source of natural energy and prevent the risk of heart disease.
Glutinous rice you can consume as well as rice in general, or can also be processed into a healthy snack and nutritious. It depends on how your creativity is to process the ingredients. The important thing is to pay attention to the correct way of processing so that it will not damage the nutrient content in sticky rice.
The content of nutrients in glutinous rice such as calories, low fat, protein, vitamins and various important minerals that are useful for the body. Even sticky rice contains vitamin A and vitamin C which is useful as an antioxidant to prevent various diseases that may harm you.
