Parboiled rice

About

Parboiled rice, also called converted, easy-cook or sella rice, is rice partially boiled in the husk by soaking, steaming and drying; the treatment moves nutrients such as thiamine from the bran into the endosperm and gives a firmer, less sticky grain that cooks faster.^[1] Uncle Ben's Converted Original rice sold in Canada lists long grain parboiled rice (riz à grains longs étuvé) as its only ingredient.^[2]

Products (4)

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  Uncle Ben's Bistro Express Tomato & Herb Flavour 250 g

  Ben's Original · 250 g · pouch · Grain Based Products / Meals - Ready to Eat - Savoury (Shelf Stable)

  00058496141448
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  Uncle Ben's Converted Original Long Grain Rice 900 g

  Ben's Original · 900 g · box · Grains/Cereal - Not Ready to Eat - (Shelf Stable)

  00058496010157
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  Uncle Ben's Fast & Fancy Chinese Fried Rice 165 g

  Ben's Original · 165 g · pouch · Grain Based Products / Meals - Not Ready to Eat - Savoury (Shelf Stable)

  00058496030445
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  reis-fit Spitzen-Langkorn im Kochbeutel 1000 g

  reis-fit · 1000 g · carton of 8 boil-in-bags · Grains/Cereal - Not Ready to Eat - (Shelf Stable)

  04006237090124

Relations

• Derived from Rice^[1] sourced
  Rice partially boiled in the husk

Also known as

• Converted rice en
• Easy-cook rice en
• Sella rice en
• Riz étuvé fr

References

1. ↑ Parboiled rice Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-14. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
2. ↑ Front, ingredient side and Nutrition Facts panel of the 900 g box (Open Food Facts photos 1-3 uploaded 2018-09-20; photos 4-5 uploaded 2020-01-29 show the same front and panel) pack. Accessed 2026-09-14. Front; ingredients side; nutrition panel. CC BY-SA 3.0. Open Food Facts contributors.