1, with different appearance.

Purple glutinous rice is a variety of rice and belongs to glutinous rice. Blood glutinous rice is rice with purple seed coat. After the natural purple glutinous rice is soaked in warm water, the purple-red aqueous solution will gradually appear because the red pigment in the seed coat is slowly dissolved by the aqueous solution. As time goes on, the red color will become thicker and thicker, and the red seed coat will be separated from the embryo (rice grain) after cooking.

2. Different places of origin

Purple glutinous rice is only cultivated in a small amount in Hunan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Enshi, Hubei and other places, and it is a relatively precious rice variety. The main producing area of blood glutinous rice is Changshu, Jiangsu.

3. Different tastes

The texture and taste of purple rice and blood glutinous rice are different after cooking. Purple rice is fine in texture, slender in shape and full of particles. The color of water will be dyed deep purple after washing, and blood glutinous rice will turn red after peeling and washing with warm water.