BLENDING: Rice around the world varies in its physical size, shape, taste, texture and other characteristics. Also throughout the world consumer tastes vary from country to country. Some people enjoy a soft cooking japonica type rice, such as the Japanese. Others prefer the better expansion and harder cooking varieties such as the Thai Peoples. Others prefer a fragrant type rice such as Basmati or Jasmine types out of Asia. European people due to the vast cultural base within their societies have developed a taste for all types of rices. Consequently the rice miller finds it necessary to prepare a whole range of well milled rice for on-selling to consumers that covers a whole range of taste and texture. Swedish Rice achieve this goal of presenting the wide range of taste and texture by blending rices of a similar type and characteristics to ensure that the taste and texture throughout the year is consistent. Irrespective of the harvest periods in one country, raw rice is imported, milled and blended to provide a premium and consistent product, exactly as the consumer desires. A computerized blending system ensures that just the right quantities of each rice is mixed together.

COLOUR SORTING: The latest and most efficient color sorting machines are used to remove any undesirable grains or particles from the rice flow before packing. Hence Swedish Rice by using a sophisticated photo analysis assessment of each grain can determine that all brains are of suitable quality and the appropriate milling degree in readiness for packing. Slightly discolored grains or other particles arc rejected by a pulse of compressed air and discarded, The color sorting machines rely on each grain being individually passed by a series of sensor such that out-of-standard grain or particles will cause the sensor to activate the electro-pneumatic ejector that causes the removal of the grain. The machine is computer controlled and extremely sensitive. It can be adjusted to remove all foreign material as well as slightly under milled and chalky grains. Because the machine operates at a high capacity, it is not only a quality control device but also a production unit capable of reducing the level of chalkiness and white belly rice grains.

ASPIRATION: As with all grain processes the movement of the grains throughout the milling process no matter how gentle the handling process is, causes some white flour dust to be generated by the grains. In order to remove this white flour and dust the rice grains are exposed to an air-wash throughout the process and especially prior to packing, Grains tumble through the airstreams, which allows the high velocity air to remove the lighter dust particles and deliver them in the airstreams to the dust collector filter. This food grade rice flour and bran is packed separately. All the well-milled rice grains after grading, color sorting and aspiration are ready for consumption.

Packing, Palletising, Safety