Ratnagiri 7 — Red Kernel, Semi Dwarf and High Yielding Red Rice Variety

You must be heard about the red rice in which iron is maximum but here is the Ratnagiri-7, which is iron as well as zinc rich rice.

Ratnagiri-7 Rice

What is Red rice ?

Red rice is a variety of rice that is colored red by its anthocyanin content. Absolutely, the ‘Red’ color has everything to do with the name of this type of rice. But there is much more to this grain than just its pretty color.

The rice variety Ratnagiri 7 (Red rice; RTNRR-4) was evolved through the mutant selection from MO17.

Ratnagiri-7 and its physical properties :

Ratnagirir-7 is a semi dwarf (100–110 cm plant height), short bold and high yeilding variety of Red Rice. The variety showed 46.50, 21.40, 50.96 and 59.41 per cent higher yield over the respective checks in station, state, agronomical and adaptive trials, respectively.

Ratnagiri 7 (RTN RR-4) recorded 23.88%, 18.69% and 39.40% higher grain yield over IR-64, BPT-5204 and Kalanamak respectively in AICRIP trials.

Chemistry of Ratnaa-7 :

RTN RR-4 consists of 28.50% (17.35 ppm) and 32.7% (7.9 ppm) high iron content over the check Bela (13.5 and 5.95 ppm) in brown and polished rice respectively.

Ratnagiri 7 (RTN RR-4) consists of 42.82% (28.35 ppm) and 43.0% (24.25 ppm) high zinc content over the check Bela (19.85 and 16.95 ppm) in brown and polished rice respectively.

It also having low glycemic index (53). RTNRR-4 having high milling (64.17%) and head rice recovery percentage (60.65%) with good cooking quality

What is the taste of Ratna-7 ?

The exact flavor profile will depend on the variety of red rice, but it tends to be nuttier and more subtly sweet than other types of rice. Texturally, red rice is very similar to brown rice: somewhat chewy due to the outer coating (bran) but tender on the inside.

Here is my interview with ABP maza on Tandul Mahotsav of various forbidden rice varieties :

Yeild of Ratna-7 :

It recorded average yield of 4.5 to 5.0 t/ha. It showed resistant reaction to stem borer, leaf folder and gall midge and moderately resistant to leaf blast, bacterial leaf blight. Therefore the rice variety Ratnagiri 7 recommended for release for commercial cultivation in Konkan region of Maharashtra in the year 2017.

The place where we are currently growing this Ratna-7 Rice :

Shirala Tahasil in Sangli District of Maharashtra is well- Known for rice cultivation. About 45 rice varieties are cultivated in different localities of Shirala tahasil. The tehsil has large area under thick forests due to heavy monsoon rains.

As Shirala also known as Prati-Kokan, hence the environment is much suitable for growing this Ratna-7

Taluka Shirala (also called Nagbhumi), which is located in Western Ghat, near Chandoli Forest and Warana Vasant Sagar Dam.

Ratna-7 Farm with farmer Rangrao Sutar

some silent features of Ratna-7

Health benefits of Ratna-7 (red rice) :

1. Controls Blood Sugar Glucose
2. Better Bone health
3. This Rice is useful in weight loss
4. Promotes a healthy heart
5. Immunity Booster
6. Vitamin B6 rich

In addition of being nutritive and having medicinal value, red rice possesses many other special features.

1. red and black husked rice is comparatively more resistant to storage insect pests than brown husked rice
2. Agronomically, or from the cultivation point of view, such rices possess resistance to drought, flood, submergence, alkalinity, salinity, and resistance to pests and diseases

Nutritional Facts of Ratna 7

Also you can try out this 5 recipes with healthy nutritive Red Rice :

1. Red Rice Kheer
2. Red Rice Salad
3. Red Rice Vada
4. Red Rice Khichdi
5. Mushroom & Red Rice Soup

Choose the right for your health:

Having talked about the huge benefits of Red rice, it is important to buy it well. There are umpteen brands and varieties to choose from in today’s digital world. So, it pays to know the distinction well and buy smart.

We provide the best, healthy, hand-milled red rice which will definitely help to your health. Considering the importance of red rice according to Ayurveda and its experience and the number of consumers are increasing day by day so with the help of Government of Maharashtra, we are increasing the paddy field for this Red Rice.

Hence are providing the varieties specially that are being forbidden in this new era of time.

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The varieties of rice we provide :-

1. Govind bhog
2. Ratna-7
3. Madhuraj
4. Rakth-shale
5. kala-Namak
6. Champa-Kale

This blog has been written by:-

Ganesh Babaso Kshirsagar, an Agricultural Supervisor, currently working at Shirala, Maharashtra.

Contact number : 9403963898

Gmail : ganeshs28071972@gmail.com

Office Address : Taluka Agricultural Office, Shirala, Maharashtra.

Also do checkout our blogs on various varieties of rice :

A Healthy Black Rice

Diabetic-Friendly Madhuraj

Delicious aromatic Govindbhog

Zinc & Iron Rich healthy Red Rice-Rakthashali