Rice Bran

Byproducts from processing rice include rice hulls, rice bran, rice polishings and broken rice grains. When harvested from the field, rice is in the form of paddy (or “rough”) rice – the kernel is fully enveloped by the rice hull. After being dried, the first stage in milling is removal of the hull, yielding brown rice. Next, the outer layer is removed from the brown rice kernel to yield white rice. The separated brown layer is designated rice bran. The composition of rice bran can be quite variable, due to the degree of milling and quantity of constituents. Rice bran is nutritious and supplies protein, energy and minerals. Both full-fat rice bran (commonly referred to as 12-12-12 for 12 percent protein, fat and fiber) and defatted rice bran are sold for cattle feed, pigs and broilers