Here's How to Easily Distinguish Mixed Rice from Premium Rice The method of differentiating mixed rice was revealed by the Minister of Agriculture and the Head of the National Food Agency. Red: Andri Saubani

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Rice breakage has become a way to distinguish between mixed and premium rice, where premium rice has more whole grains compared to broken pieces. The method of differentiating mixed rice was revealed by Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman. "So first, the broken pieces. Second, it looks whole. Its moisture content is very low at 14 percent," said Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman at the Food Coordinating Ministry office in Jakarta, Thursday (17/7/2025). Similarly, National Food Agency (Bapanas) Head Arief Prasetyo Adi also mentioned rice breakage as the primary method of distinguishing rice. In the context of premium and medium rice, for example, if rice breakage is more prevalent with a broken content reaching 25 percent, it can be ascertained that the rice is medium rice. Whereas premium rice should be dominated by whole grains, with only a few rice fragments. Another method is by looking at rice prices. Premium rice generally ranges from ...