RED RICE – Camargue, France

Red rice from the Camargue region in France

The rice is grainy and has a nutty aroma. The rice has a red/brown film to the grain. This color is also obtained through the clayey soil in which the rice plant grows. The actual grain is white, and therefore only untreated and unpeeled red rice is available as natural rice.

Red rice is grown for centuries in Central Asia: it is a long-grain, light aromatic rice with a brown red fleece. He is the result of a cross of wild rice and cultivated rice species. In Europe, this red rice grown in the French Camargue area since 1980.

Red Camargue rice has the IPG (Indication Géographique Protégée) obtained. This protective geographical indication, the coming of a product. It is a European label that the name of the product protects throughout the European Union.


  • Organic
  • 40 minutes cooking time
  • Gluten-free
  • Cholesterol-lowering
  • Available in:
    • 500 gram
    • 1,5 kg
  • Dutch or English label
  • Packaging can be closed and reused
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Specifications

  • 100% red rice
  • From France
  • 6 mm long grain
  • 40 minutes cooking time
  • Red rice naturally contains no gluten
  • Red rice is rich in nutrients
  • Red rice is almost unlimited shelf life
  • Dry, cool and dark storage
  • Red rice contains no allergens
  • GMO free

Nutritional values per 100 g

Energy: 1517kJ (356kcal)
Carbohydrates: 72g
of which sugars: 0,5g
Protein: 12,6g
Fat: 2,8g
Unsaturated fats: 0,7g
Fibers: 1,3g
Sodium: 7,2mg

Minerals
Calcium: 21mg
Iron: 1,9mg
Potassium: 433mg
Magnesium: 177mg
Phosphorus: 433mg

Vitamins
Vitamin B1: 0,11mg
Vitamin B2: 0,26mg
Vitamin B3: 6,7mg
Vitamin B6: 0,39mg

Preparation