Basmati rice: the new authenticity rules aiming to remove sub-standard varieties from the market

Katherine Steele

Basmati rice: the new authenticity rules aiming to remove sub-standard varieties from the market

School of Environmental & Natural Sciences

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Abstract

Basmati is the most popular speciality rice in the UK, adding extra flavour and subtlety to everything from curries to pilafs to kedgerees. Nearly three-quarters of the world’s basmati is produced in India, and the UK buys 3% of it – plus substantial amounts from the second-largest producer, Pakistan.

All has not been well with this delicious staple, however. A huge number of newly cultivated varieties have been permitted in the UK and EU since 2017, and some have turned out to be sub-standard, lacking the unique popcorn-like fragrance that helps to make this rice so sought after.

New rules are being introduced at the beginning of 2023 that aim to take these lesser varieties of basmati off the market. So will this solve the problem?

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 29 Dec 2022

Keywords

Rice authentification
DNA fingerprinting

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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1 Finished

Identification of biological assays to authenticate Basmati rice varieties
Steele, K. (PI)
1/01/19 → 30/09/19
Project: Research

2 Article

Developing KASP Markers for Identification of Basmati Rice Varieties
Steele, K., Quinton-Tulloch, M., Burns, M. & Nader, W., Apr 2021, In: Food Analytical Methods. 14, 4, p. 663-673 11 p.
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KASP™ based markers reveal a population sub-structure in temperate rice (Oryza sativa L.) germplasm and local landraces grown in the Kashmir valley, north-western Himalayas
Shikari, A. B., Najeeb, S., Khan, G., Mohidin, F. A., Shah, A. H., Nehvi, F. A., Wani, S. A., Bhat, N. A., Waza, S. A., Subba Roa, L. V., Steele, K. & Witcombe, J., Mar 2021, In: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 68, 3, p. 821–834
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1 Consultancy

Testing to update the Basmati Code of Practice (2024)
Steele, K. (Consultant)
29 Nov 2023 → …
Activity: Consultancy

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Basmati rice: the new authenticity rules aiming to remove sub-standard varieties from the market

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

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Projects

Identification of biological assays to authenticate Basmati rice varieties

Research output

Developing KASP Markers for Identification of Basmati Rice Varieties

KASP™ based markers reveal a population sub-structure in temperate rice (Oryza sativa L.) germplasm and local landraces grown in the Kashmir valley, north-western Himalayas

Activities

Testing to update the Basmati Code of Practice (2024)

Cite this