The Lifesciences Magazine

Once called “Forbidden Rice.” Purple Rice is now a modern superfood. Packed with antioxidants, fiber, and nutrients. It boosts heart health, brain function, and natural beauty. Source: View more by pippee from Getty Images Of the endless grains that are present on our table. You have probably seen our familiar staples: white, brown, and maybe even the especially beautiful, inky black. However, a more colorful candidate is quietly making its way to kitchens and health blogs. It is generating another wave of culinary interest, with purple rice. With its bright color, it will surprise you if you think you have tried rice. Have you ever noticed this intensely colored grain? Or thought about the powerful secrets it has? We’ll forget everything you think you know. Because this is not just another bowl of grains. Why is it such a deep royal color? And why is this Rice sometimes called the mythical, almost legendary, “Forbidden Rice”? What are the extraordinary properties to justify the name a...