Brown rice retains the bran and germ that are removed to make white rice.

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Brown rice retains the bran and germ that are removed to make white rice.

Brown rice retains the bran and germ of the rice kernel after the inedible hull is removed. Further milling removes those layers to produce ordinary white rice.

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