Odisha, a state in eastern India, is renowned for its rich agricultural biodiversity, especially indigenous rice landraces that possess high nutritional and nutraceutical potential. Unlike modern high-yielding polished rice, traditional rice varieties from Odisha—including pigmented and aromatic genotypes—contain a range of bioactive compounds such as antioxidants, fibre, vitamins, and minerals that may help manage lifestyle diseases such as type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. This review synthesises literature on these rice varieties, their nutritional attributes, mechanisms relevant to metabolic health, and implications for dietary and public health interventions.
Prasanta Kumar Biswal*1, Rajat Kumar Kar1, Debananda Champatisingh1, Abhinandan Satapathy1, P. N. Tapaswini Behera1 (Wed,) studied this question.