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polishings

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polishings
byproduct of the rice industry; the material removed from the rice grain. Its quality varies depending on whether hulls are included; without them it is a high-protein supplement. With them it is largely fiber.


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Edward Vedder, who solved the problem of infantile beri-beri in those islands by supplementing breast milk with an extract of rice polishings, taught bacteriology.
By-products from the process, such as hulls and polishings, are placed in intermediate storage in large bins outside the building.
After TD treatment, production was increased to over 3000 pieces between polishings.
 
 
 
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