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<p ><b>Source: </b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germinated_brown_rice">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germinated_brown_rice</a></p>

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<b>Hatsuga genmai</b>&nbsp;(発芽玄米&nbsp;<i>germinated brown rice</i><sup ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets" >?</a></sup>)&nbsp;is unpolished brown&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_rice" title="Japanese rice" >japonica</a>&nbsp;(Japanese) rice, used primarily as a food grain, that has been allowed to germinate in order to alter the flavor and also to increase levels of nutrients such as&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-Aminobutyric_acid" title="Gamma-Aminobutyric acid" >γ-aminobutyric acid</a>&nbsp;(GABA).

Hatsuga genmai has a softer texture than brown rice and a pleasant fragrance, yet retains the health benefits of brown rice and is marketed in Japan as a health food product.</p>

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Hatsuga genmai is produced by soaking washed&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_rice" title="Brown rice" >brown rice</a>&nbsp;in warm water of approximately&nbsp;32 °C(90&nbsp;°F)&nbsp;to&nbsp;34 °C&nbsp;(93&nbsp;°F)&nbsp;for 1 to 2 days. In Japan, a&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_cooker" title="Rice cooker" >rice cooker</a>&nbsp;like hatsuga genmai producer which keeps constant temperature with a&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timer" title="Timer" >timer</a>&nbsp;is available through&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-commerce" title="E-commerce" class="mw-redirect" >e-commerce</a>&nbsp;or online shopping.</p>