The presence of the pigment known as anthocyanin grants shade to the rice and relying upon the quantity of this pigment, rice get their shade. Crimson rice and brown rice each, are wealthy in anthocyanin, which in flip, is a storehouse of anti-oxidants. Nevertheless, crimson rice can also be wealthy in manganese which is integral for correct functioning of the physique. Manganese performs an vital function within the metabolism of carbohydrates and absorption of calcium.