THANJAVUR PONNI RICE

NUTRITION FROM THE MOUTH OF THE KAVERI

Ponni rice was developed by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in 1986. It is cultivated in Tamil Nadu a state in India, and is a hybrid variety of Taichung65 and MyangEbos 6080/2. Since the River Kaveri is also called 'Ponni' in Tamil Literature, the rice could have been named after the river.

The rice is cultivated on the banks of the mighty and beautiful Kaveri in the cities of Thanjavur, Ariyalur, Trichy, Madurai and its mouth. ThanjavurPonni Rice is rich in calories with up to 5 kcal per rice. Ponni rice is cultivated on any land with high content of water, but best grown in Tamil Nadu on the banks of the Kaveri. Many varieties of Ponni rice is produced in the Kaveri delta including parboiled rice, raw rice and idli rice.

With diaspora of Indians in several countries around the world, the rice is exported to parts of Europe, North, east and west Asia, Africa and the Middle East but a large amount of rice is distributed in Southeastern Asia, Papua New Guinea and Australia.

Benefits of ThanjavurPonni Rice

ThanjavurPonni rice has several benefits and helps individuals lead healthy lives.

• The rice has high fiber content
• It is gluten free
• The rice has a low glycemic index, thereby lowering the risk of high blood sugar levels after a meal.
• It lowers cholesterol.
• It is easily digested by the stomach

ThanjavurPonni Rice is one of the most favored rice used across South India. It is the staple rice variety of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and is a very high yielding healthy rice variant which is genetically designed for optimized cultivation. ThanjavurPonni rice has many health benefits and is best consumed by patients with diabetics and high blood sugar.

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