International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development

Rice is palatable starchy cereal gain and about one-half of the world's population including East and Southeast Asia rely on rice as a essential food. About 95 percent of the world's rice crop is consumed by human. A lot of cultures indicate early rice cultivation namely Chain, India and cultivation of Southeast Asia. Moreover, earliest archeological proof stem from Central and Eastern Chain but originated in 7000 - 5000 BCE. Over 90 percent of the world's rice is grown in Asia, Chain, India, Indonesia and Bangladesh. Japan, Pakistan and Southeast Asia nations grow small quantities of rice. Rice is cultivated in Europe, North, South America and Australia (Britannica, 2026). Rice is among the oldest cereal gains in the world, main types are white and brown rice. People had been growing rice but it is categorized into two types over 5000 years ago. Over half of the world's population eat rice and much of the global rice come from Asia (medicalnewstoday,2025).

Dr. Isaac k. Damoah,"Rice Nutritional Benefits to Human Health - A Scientific Analysis" International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, V9(3): Page(1778-1783) May-June 2026. ISSN: 2581-7175. www.ijsred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.