Long An glutinous rice is a sticky rice, Medium grain, white, glutinous rice very flexible, use for cake with tradition cake in Vietnam like: Chưng Cake, Mooncake…….
Long An glutinous rice only can to grown Long An Provine, Special place is Tan Tru, this place give the best quality for glutinous.
Long An glutinous rice exported to China, Philipines and Malaysia a lot.
Appearance: has medium and fat shape with opaque white color.
After cooked: the rice is soft, very sticky.
Number of crops per year: 3 (Feb to April - Winter Spring, June to August - Summer Autumn and November to December - Autumn Winter).
Growing areas: Long An, Dong Thap and some other provinces in the Mekong Delta.
Long An glutinous rice Specifications |
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Moisture |
14.0% max |
Foreign matters |
0.2% max |
Damaged and discolored kernels |
3.0% max |
Rice Admixture |
10.0% max |
Red and Red Streaked kernels |
1.5% max |
Yellow kernels |
1.5% max |
Paddy grain |
5 grain Max |
Average Length of Whole Grain |
5.8 mm Min |
Milling degree |
Well milled, double polished and sortexed |
Crop |
New |