Write any five economic importance of rice (2024)

Solution

• The flattened parboiled rice is known as flaked rice. Flaked rice is also used for preparing different kinds of food items.
  
• Sake is an important alcoholic beverage in Japan which is prepared by the fermentation of rice.
  
• Bran is an important by-product of rice milling industry. It is used as a cattle feed.
  
• Bran oil is used as edible oil and for the preparation of vanaspati. It is also used in the textile industry, leather industry.
  
• Bran wax is a by-product of bran oil extraction. It is used in chocolate industry and in the manufacture of lipsticks.
  
• Paddy husk is used as fuel. It is also used in brick making.
  
• Straw is used as cattle feed, in the manufacture of strawboards and for making hats, ropes, mats, etc.