There are different colors of rice, as there are different types of rice. Rice is cultivated in different places, which also affect their colors; some rice comes in black, red, brown, purple, and most in white. The white rice is the most popular.
The black rice came is also known as the forbidden rice; it was called forbidden because of its scarcity for some time it was first cultivated in Japan. When cooked, the black rice turns to a dark purple.
Red rice is very scared rice that is cultivated mainly in Thailand and Bhutan; recently, red rice is cultivated in California.
The water from the cooked Red rice has been tested to be medicinal for pregnant women and children. The purple rice is always mistaken for the black rice, and the brown rice is mostly referred to as the whole grain rice.