Jungle rice

Where does Jungle rice grow?

Found in: Afghanistan, Africa, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Britain, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central Africa, Central African Republic, CAR, Central America, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, East Africa, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Himalayas, Honduras, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kerguelen Island, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mariana Is., Marquesas, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, North America, Northeastern India, Oman, Pacific, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Rotuma, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, SE Asia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Southern Africa, South America, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Timor-Leste, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, UAE, Uruguay, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Africa, West Indies, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Notes: There are about 35 Echinochloa species. They grow in tropical to warm temperate regions. Chemical composition (Sudan sample): Protein (crude) = 10.6% (dry). Oil = 5.9% (dry). Fibre (crude) = 12.3% (dry). Ash (insoluble) = 8.7% (dry). Fibre (crude) = 12.3% (dry). Carbohydrate (soluble): Starch) = 51.1% (dry). Sucrose = 1.0% (dry). D-glucose = 0.4% (dry). D-fructose = 0.4% (dry). Amino acids (g [16g N]-1): Aspartic acid = 5.2g. Threonine = 3.5g. Serine = 4.7g. Glutamic acid = 25.3g. Proline = 8.2g. Glycine = 2.6g. Alanine = 10.3g. Valine = 5.8g. Cysteine = 0.8g. Methionine = 1.6g. Isoleucine = 4.6g. Leucine = 10.8g. Tyrosine = 4.3g. Phenylalanine = 6.9g. Histidine = 2.1g. Lysine = 2.1g. Arginine = 41.g. Fatty acids (g/100g) (saturated): 14:0 = 0.1g. 16:0 = 16.9g; (saturated): 18:0 = 3.1g. 22:0 = 0.3g. 24:0 = 0.2g.; (monounsaturated): 16:1 = 0.1g. 18:1 = 27.4g. 20:1 = 0.4g; (polyunsaturated): 18:2 = 50.5g. 18:3 = 1.0g. Minerals: Sulphur = 0.11% (dry). Potassium = 0.41% (dry). Magnesium = 0.22% (dry). Calcium = 0.05% (dry). Na = 0.01% (dry). K = 0.30% (dry). Zinc = 50 mg/kg-1(dry). Iron = 108 mg/kg-1 (dry). Manganese = 28 mg/kg-1 (dry). Copper = 4 mg/kg-1 (dry). Aluminium = 88 mg/kg-1 (dry).Chemical composition (after Paton & Dunlop) (grams per 100g): Protein = 10.68g. Fat = 5.20g. Carbohydrate (soluble) = 51.16g. Fibre = 14.68g. Ash = 7.35g. Water = 10.93g. Calories = 301.

Growing Jungle rice

Cultivation: It can be grown from seed. Seed should be sown shallowly.

Edible Uses: The seed is ground into flour and cooked for bread or porridge. Young shoots are eaten raw or cooked. The seeds are boiled and eaten as a substitute for rice. The seeds are ground into flour and then mixed with maize or beans before making bread. The seeds are sun dried then crushed and winnowed before being cooked with salt and eaten with beans. It is used in kreb a grain mixture eaten in Chad and Sudan.

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