Rice is a popular cereal crop commonly used as human food. It is actually a type of grass and belongs to a family of plants that includes other cereals such as wheat and corn. Rice is rich in nutrients and contains a number vitamins and minerals. It is an excellent source of complex carbohydrates?the best source of energy. However, most of these nutrients is lost in the post-production practices, especially in milling and polishing where the rice husk and bran is separated from the white kernel or grain we are all familiar with.