Translation guide
The outer layer of the rice grain, removed during polishing. In Japanese cooking, it is used for pickling (nukazuke) and as a healthy ingredient.
The most common, everyday word for rice bran as a food ingredient or byproduct of rice milling.
The standard term for rice bran. Used in cooking, health food, and agriculture.
米ぬかは栄養が豊富です。
Rice bran is rich in nutrients.
米ぬかでぬか漬けを作ります。
I make rice bran pickles with rice bran.
Short for 米ぬか. Very common in everyday speech, especially in the context of pickling (ぬか漬け).
ぬか床を毎日かき混ぜます。
I stir the rice bran bed every day.
Specifically the fermented rice bran paste used for making Japanese pickles.
rice bran pickles · nukazuke · pickling bed
The fermented rice bran bed used for pickling vegetables. Literally 'bran floor'.
ぬか床にきゅうりを入れます。
I put cucumbers in the rice bran bed.
Pickles made using rice bran. Also refers to the pickling method itself.
When referring to rice bran consumed for its nutritional benefits, often in powdered form.
Powdered rice bran, often added to smoothies or used in baking.
毎朝スムージーに米ぬかパウダーを入れています。
I add rice bran powder to my smoothie every morning.
Can be used in health contexts, but 米ぬか is clearer when emphasizing nutrition.
ぬかには食物繊維が多く含まれています。
Rice bran contains a lot of dietary fiber.
The oil extracted from rice bran, used for cooking.
Rice bran oil. Commonly used for deep-frying due to its high smoke point.
米ぬか油で天ぷらを揚げます。
I fry tempura in rice bran oil.
A common abbreviation for rice bran oil. Often seen on product labels.
こめ油はサラダにも使えます。
Rice bran oil can also be used for salads.
Rice bran (米ぬか) is the outer layer of brown rice. Rice flour (米粉, こめこ) is made from ground white rice. They are completely different ingredients.
ぬか漬けはご飯に合います。
Rice bran pickles go well with rice.