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Comparison Laboratory

Up to three rices side by side: real proportions, amylose and texture.

Pusa Basmati 1121

🇮🇳 · A single cultivar

Length8 mm
Width1.9 mm
Length : width4.2
AmyloseIntermediate amylose

Cooked texture. Very long, slender cooked grains — up to about 22 mm — that stay separate; the cooked elongation ratio is about 2.5–2.7.

Dishes. Biryani · Pulao

Koshihikari

🇯🇵 · A single cultivar

Length5 mm ≈
Width2.9 mm ≈
Length : width1.7
AmyloseLow amylose

Cooked texture. Soft, glossy and cohesive; grains cling together without turning mushy, and stay tender as they cool — which is why it suits onigiri and bento.

Dishes. Plain steamed rice (gohan) · Onigiri and bento · Sushi rice

Bomba

🇪🇸 · A single cultivar

Length5.2 mm
Width2.9 mm
Length : width1.8
AmyloseIntermediate amylose

Cooked texture. Grains absorb a great deal of liquid yet stay distinct; ideal for dishes that are not stirred.

Dishes. Paella · Arroz al horno

Grains drawn at the same scale (grid = 1 mm). ≈ marks dimensions estimated from the length class.