A Directory of Bisaya Rice Grown in Upland Balete



 THERE have been some animated discussions concerning the effect in the biodiversity of our environment vis-a-vis the introduction of genetically altered rice to supplement the staple food in the impoverished and Vitamin-A deficient countries such as the Philippines.  Its repercussion reached the far flung mountainous sitios of Benitinan and Dayas when then parish priest of Balete, the Rev. Msgr. Pedro C. Frac collaborated with Prof. Dr. Klaus Becker of the University of Hohenheim sometime in 2000. The collaboration brought forth some developments that benefited the people of Balete and the academe, among others was a thorough and insightful look into the aspects of nutritional values of indigenous upland rice varieties grown in Balete and Libacao. Several scholars came over to help out the collaboration. One of them was Michael Frie, a German national who managed to come up with his diploma thesis on the subject at hand. The chemical composition of rice grain identified hereunder are based on his work done sometime in April 2002. 


Name

Crude Protein
(% DM)

Crude Lipid
(%DM)

Gross Energy
(kJ/gDM)

Beta-carotene
(ppm/DM)

Phosphorous
(%DM)
Aromatic Brown
8.1
1.9
17.8
0.030
0.41
Bagoean 1
9.9
2.2
18.0
0.028
0.35
Bagoean 2
10.4
2.6
nd
0.040
0.37
Benibi
9.8
2.9
18.2
0.033
0.40
Bihud 1
11.6
2.8
18.1
0.007
nd
Bihud 2
9.2
1.5
17.6
0.019
0.36
Bihud 3
9.9
2.3
nd
0.000
0.28
Binangdan 1
8.6
1.6
17.2
0.023
0.16
Binangdan 2
7.0
2.0
nd
0.000
nd
Buhangin
8.9
2.4
nd
0.009
0.32
Burok
10.4
2.6
17.9
0.000
0.28
Calulay
10.0
2.6
nd
0.000
0.24
Camoros
13.7
2.0
18.3
0.020
0.32
Canato
10.3
2.5
17.8
nd
0.30
Capukao
9.6
2.5
17.8
0.023
0.26
 Dayuyo, Sticky Rice
10.3
2.9
17.8
0.011
0.35
Diamante 1
9.8
2.6
nd
0.000
nd
Diamante 2
8.6
2.4
17.8
0.016
0.22
Di Castilla
10.9
2.7
17.8
0.061
0.43
Dinolores 1
9.0
2.5
17.8
0.035
0.41
Dinolores 2
8.5
2.3
17.9
0.028
0.39
Dinolores 3
10.2
2.1
nd
0.000
0.25
Entang 1
8.2
2.1
17.6
0.016
0.32
Entang 2
10.5
2.1
17.8
0.000
0.30
Guyud
10.0
2.5
nd
0.000
0.22
Inabaka
9.9
2.0
nd
0.000
0.24
Ininyam 1
9.5
2.4
17.6
0.024
0.35
Ininyam 2
9.1
2.6
nd
0.000
0.24
Kabalbag
7.6
2.1
17.6
0.055
0.28
Kabiray 1
9.9
2.5
17.8
0.015
0.38
Kabiray 2
10.0
2.6
17.9
0.018
0.21
Kabiray 3
9.8
2.5
nd
0.013
0.32
Kabiray 4
9.6
2.2
nd
0.013
nd
Kabugna
8.9
3.0
17.7
0.013
0.27
Kabunbun 1
7.6
2.3
17.6
0.029
0.27
Kabunbun 2
9.4
2.3
17.8
0.031
0.26
Kabunbun 3
9.0
2.0
nd
0.000
0.24
Kabunbun 4
9.3
1.9
nd
0.023
nd
Kaburok
10.1
2.1
nd
0.009
0.34
Kalonggo
7.5
2.0
17.4
0.000
0.25
Kalesod
8.4
2.6
17.6
0.018
0.25
Kapino 1
9.5
3.0
18.1
nd
0.35
Kapino 2
11.0
2.5
18.1
0.010
0.29
Kapino 3
10.0
2.8
18.0
0.022
0.45
Karaya
9.9
2.8
nd
0.000
0.30
Karibo
8.4
2.0
nd
0.009
0.25
Kasilag
8.3
2.2
nd
0.125
0.27
Kenaw-Etan 1
11.0
2.5
18.3
0.022
0.25
Kenaw-Etan 2
9.6
2.2
nd
0.013
0.27
Keong -Go
9.0
2.4
17.9
0.022
0.26
Kinabuno 1
9.8
2.3
18.0
0.014
0.21
Kinabuno 2
9.1
2.7
nd
0.000
nd
Kinabuno 3
9.5
2.1
nd
0.000
0.25
Kinaures
11.1
2.4
17.5
0.013
0.19
Kinta
9.9
2.7
nd
0.073
0.33
Kutsiyam 1
9.1
2.4
17.9
0.005
0.28
Kutsiyam 2
10.8
2.2
nd
0.013
0.17
Kuragang
10.7
2.9
18.3
0.021
0.021
Mabilonia 1
9.1
2.2
18.2
0.010
0.24
Mabilonia 2
8.3
2.3
nd
0.000
0.31
Malagkit 1
10.3
2.2
nd
0.032
0.21
Malagkit 2
8.3
2.3
nd
0.000
0.31
Malero
9.9
2.3
nd
0.019
0.20
Manumbaeay 1
10.9
2.3
18.2
0.033
0.34
Manumbaeay 2
9.2
2.6
18.0
0.021
0.27
Manumbaeay 3
10.7
2.6
17.9
0.000
0.22
Manumbaeay 4
10.3
2.4
nd
0.009
0.22
Manumbaeay 5
10.3
2.1
nd
0.023
nd
Milagrosa 1
9.3
2.3
17.8
0.017
0.36
Milagrosa 2
8.5
2.4
nd
0.000
0.33
Milagrosa 3
8.6
2.3
nd
0.000
nd
Milagrosa 4
8.0
1.9
17.2
0.013
nd
Minantika (Malagkit)
9.5
2.9
17.9
0.036
0.37
Munahan Bungduan
8.8
2.1
nd
0.000
0.27
Purple Glutinous
9.6
2.6
17.8
0.042
0.38
Quiaidonse (Bisaya)
10.0
2.1
17.6
0.023
0.36
Tabao
9.7
2.0
nd
0.009
0.28
Tipakla 1
8.7
2.4
17.7
0.016
0.26
Tipalka 2
8.4
2.2
nd
0.000
0.26
Tukhaw
9.1
2.5
17.8

0.26
Vinernal 1
9.4
2.2
17.5
0.009
0.37
Vinernal 2
11.8
2.0
17.6
0.000
0.33
A (no name)
9.1
2.5
17.9
0.019
0.29
B
10.5
0.8
17.7
0.007
0.36
C
7.4
2.4
17.9
0.006
0.17
D
7.5
3.2
18.0
0.015
nd

I do not pretend to fully grasp their impact on the issue of environmental ethics much on its scholarship. My bias however is for the preservation of these varieties and the greater appreciation of their unique nutritional values that makes the taga-ilaya (the highlander) the more resilient as compared to the taga-ilawod (the lowlander).

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