Red rice has a red bran covering the kernel (Himalayan, Bhoutanais or Thai). - Black rice: has a black thin bran covering a white grain. It comes from Bali, China or Thailan GABA rice is a brown rice that have more GABA(amino acid gamma-aminobutyric acid) than usual. It is made by putting brown rice in water, heat it with light bulb so the temperature stay around 30 to 40 degrees Celsius. Then leave it for 8-20 hours. This will make the rice germinates, and cause it to have more GABA. Due to its exposure to water prior to cooking, GABA rice usually have softer texture than normal brown rice.