Karuppu Kavuni

Black rice (karuppu kavuni) or the forbidden rice (Chinese) is a rare and very old variety of rice that has been growing in India for centuries. It is mainly grown in the North East region (called as Chak Hao) and the southern parts (called as Kavuni in Tamil) of India. Also known as youthful rice because when you eat this rice your aging of face stop i.e. it reduce in wrinkles. Black rice is a good source of iron, vitamin E, and antioxidants. The bran hull (outermost layer) of black rice contains one of the highest levels of anthocyanins found in any food. The magical thing about this rice is that it can do all of this without any harmful side effects such as those that you might find in current prescription available from your physician High in nutritional value