Organic Parboiled Long Grain Brown Rice by Food to Live gets it's name and a distinct taste from the process of partially boiling it in its husk. Parboiling is a process that enriches rice kernels with nutrients stored in its inedible hull. The grain is soaked, steamed, and dried before being hulled. As some fiber gets lost because the hull is removed during the process, large amounts of Manganese, Selenium, Copper, Niacin and Protein are still retained within the kernel. Long-grain rice is similar to as short-grain rice in terms of nutrition, but it contains less starch. Parboiling removes a significant portion of starch from the grain as well. Therefore, Organic Parboiled Long Grain Brown Rice is very non-sticky and wont clump at all if cooked correctly.