Rice for Health

Sang-yod Rice

Sangyod rice is the variety of rice which originally grow only in Phatthalung province. Sangyod rice have a beautiful nature colour as dark red and violet. In the old days, Sangyod is the kind of rice we use to cook for special occasion as such when we need to welcome the senior or important person, also Sangyod is a popular souvenir for giving to the beloved one in a good reason because Sangyod rice is a good quality of rice with a marvellous smell and good for the heath because carry lot of fibres. So this rice is a very good produce for those who are looking for organic and healthy food.

According of the report on varieties of rice in Thailand (reported in 2493) by collected all the varieties of rice all over Thailand. Sangyod is one of variety out of 11 types, which have Phathalung province as a birthplace.

Later in the year 2525 – 2529, Phathatlung province has collected all the typical type of rice in Phathalung province. Sangyod rice was found in Tamnbon Tha Mader, Khaw Chaison distract, Phatthalung. Some part of Sangyod rice has been kept in The Rice researching and delvelopping reganization in Pathumthani province and the rest has been planted in Phatthalung province.

In the year, 2543, Queen Sirikit has visit the Sangyod’s farm in Phathalung Province and have tested it. To the Queen this variety of rice is a good product with a good test and good for health. So from that day, It’s has been known as Sangyod is become the favourite’s variety of rice which The Queen sirikit take.

Sangyod rice is every sensitive to the light. The height is about 140 cm. In one bush will give 8.3 trees. Sangyod can produce 330 Kg/ rai. The seed of rice is a bit long. The length of seed is 9.33 m x 2.11m x 1.64 m. The seed cost is in red colour. The seed of rice will be in dark red and white. When the rice is cooked, it will be soft, good smel and a bit sticky.

In the year 2542, Nutrition Divishion Department of Health Ministry of Puplic Health have make a research on Cheewajit food and found that; compare with other variety of rice, Sangyod is the variety which give more nutrition than others type because Sangyod got more fiber than others which is very good in helping the body to delivery the bad thing in body. Also Sangyod got Vitamin E more than others. Vitamin is well known as the good vitamin to reduce the age and help you to remain young. Moreover Sangyod have more protein, iron, phosphorus than others, which can make people who usually have it benefit on the blood circular, on the body of keeping fit, help in protecting the forgetfulness diseases, and with antioxidance such as oryzanol and gama aminbutyric acid make people who usually take Sangyod to be less chance of getting cancer diseases.

So as lots of nutrition mentioned above, Sangyod is the right typical variety of rice which good for peoples in these day who have been live in the world which changing so fast, which make our mind and body too weak and got lot of diseases. Sangyod is good for anyone who are searching for good, healthy and organic life.