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    Ermes

    An aromatic Italian red rice with a very long, slender grain (long B type), registered in 2013 by SA.PI.SE. and described as a 'child' of Venere. Usually eaten wholegrain in salads and vegetable dishes.

    A red-brown wholegrain rice grain, illustrated for Ermes.
    Ermes — editorial grain study, wholegrain, not to scale. Appearance alone does not establish variety or protected origin.

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    Ermes has a red pericarp and an aromatic grain. The breeder's data in the Ente Nazionale Risi sheet give a caryopsis of 8.17 × 2.16 mm, a length-to-width ratio of 3.78 (long B) and 17.7% amylose; the register lists it among the long B rices. RisoItaliano calls it a "child" of Venere and notes that it is rich in anthocyanins.

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