Black Wild Rice is black when raw and dark purple when cooked. It is popular with vegetarians and vegans because it has a favourable nutrition profile, high in fiber mineral content (including iron). Like most rice, it supplies several important amino acids: additionally, the deep color of black forbidden rice suggest the presence of phytonunutriens. When cooked, forbidden rice has the smell of freshly-popped popcorn and turns the water that iit is boiling in a brilliant purple color. It has a deep, nutty taste .