The colour of the rice is white and it is a fine rice.
Cooking Dishes
It is ideal for preparing South Indian meals.
Salem Samba (Raw Rice) / சேலம் சம்பா (பச்சரிசி) - 500g
₹75.00Price
It has high protein, iron, calcium, magnesium, and zinc.
Nutritional Content
Raw Salem Samba
(per 100 g)*
Modern Varieties
(per 100 g)**
Calcium (mg)
18.30
8.11
Iron (mg)
2.00
0.72
Magnesium (mg)
62.60
26.72
Potassium (mg)
159.40
108
Zinc (mg)
1.40
1.08
Protein (g)
8.55
7.94
Carbohydrate (g)
73.94
78.24
Energy (Kcal)
352.00
356.36
Traditional Rice Varieties of Tamil Nadu: A sourcebook by A.V.Balasubramanian, K.Vijayalakshmi, K.Parimala, Subhashini Sridhar, K.Subramanian, and R.Manigandan. Published by Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS), Chennai. November 2019.
Indian Food Composition Tables by T.Longvah, R.Ananthan, K.Bhaskarachary, and K.Venkaiah. Published by National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Hyderabad. 2017.
