Eli5 What makes minute / instant rice different than other forms of rice?

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Eli5 What makes minute / instant rice different than other forms of rice?

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As mentioned by others it’s been precooked. Usually steamed.

What this means, physically, is that the structure of the grain had a lot of stress fractures. Which when cooked at home allows for the rapid absorption of water when you boil it.

So it does cook faster, but you’ve lost some nutrition and the final texture will be different.