Preference ranking (response rate, %) by sample respondents in South and Southeast Asia
| Rice attributes | Preference ranking | Bangladesh | India | Indonesia | Cambodia | Philippines | Thailand | Vietnam | SA | SEA | All | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | East | South | Rural | Urban | Urban | Urban | Urban | Urban | |||||
| Taste | 0 | 36.7 | 60.5 | 39.4 | 76.8 | 42.5 | 88.2 | 99.8 | 78.9 | 48.4 | 55.7 | 52.0 | 73.2 | 62.4 |
| 1 | 23.9 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 18.2 | 10.1 | 14.5 | 7.1 | 10.8 | |
| 2 | 31.0 | 15.7 | 33.3 | 9.4 | 28.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 29.9 | 25.9 | 23.1 | 14.6 | 18.9 | |
| 3 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 6.6 | 16.4 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 5.1 | 7.8 | |
| Texture | 0 | 64.5 | 68.8 | 55.2 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 19.9 | 9.2 | 13.8 | 80.6 | 55.0 | 50.5 | 37.8 | 44.3 |
| 1 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 12.3 | 35.6 | 44.9 | 43.3 | 64.2 | 51.2 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 18.7 | 31.1 | 24.8 | |
| 2 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 22.3 | 31.1 | 17.5 | 24.8 | 22.1 | 24.6 | 13.6 | 31.3 | 21.1 | 23.7 | 22.4 | |
| 3 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 4.6 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 8.6 | |
| Aroma | 0 | 77.1 | 57.7 | 83.5 | 60.7 | 36.6 | 26.5 | 54.2 | 46.4 | 76.6 | 81.1 | 65.1 | 59.2 | 62.2 |
| 1 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 15.1 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 12.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | |
| 2 | 10.1 | 31.5 | 6.9 | 16.4 | 26.7 | 37.1 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 18.9 | 11.6 | 18.4 | 23.3 | 20.8 | |
| 3 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 17.3 | 21.6 | 19.6 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 10.1 | |
| Appearance | 0 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 9.7 | 13.6 | 58.9 | 28.1 | 21.3 | 49.1 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 18.8 | 19.4 | 19.1 |
| 1 | 53.2 | 65.4 | 60.0 | 43.3 | 16.8 | 25.8 | 21.9 | 23.2 | 67.8 | 79.5 | 51.6 | 46.9 | 49.3 | |
| 2 | 19.2 | 13.9 | 21.7 | 31.9 | 13.0 | 22.5 | 31.3 | 17.6 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 19.9 | 18.1 | 19.0 | |
| 3 | 12.3 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 23.6 | 25.6 | 10.0 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 9.6 | 15.7 | 12.6 | |
| Nutritional benefits | 0 | 80.0 | 83.0 | 79.2 | 78.7 | 78.8 | 95.7 | 94.8 | 67.5 | 70.3 | 82.8 | 80.2 | 83.5 | 81.8 |
| 1 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 | |
| 2 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 22.0 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | |
| 3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | |
| Cooking characteristics | 0 | 77.3 | 80.6 | 85.7 | 89.2 | 77.4 | 72.3 | 60.6 | 91.3 | 78.0 | 82.8 | 82.4 | 76.1 | 79.3 |
| 1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 4.4 | |
| 2 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 18.5 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 8.7 | |
| 3 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | |
| Rice attributes | Preference ranking | Bangladesh | India | Indonesia | Cambodia | Philippines | Thailand | Vietnam | SA | SEA | All | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | East | South | Rural | Urban | Urban | Urban | Urban | Urban | |||||
| Taste | 0 | 36.7 | 60.5 | 39.4 | 76.8 | 42.5 | 88.2 | 99.8 | 78.9 | 48.4 | 55.7 | 52.0 | 73.2 | 62.4 |
| 1 | 23.9 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 18.2 | 10.1 | 14.5 | 7.1 | 10.8 | |
| 2 | 31.0 | 15.7 | 33.3 | 9.4 | 28.8 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 29.9 | 25.9 | 23.1 | 14.6 | 18.9 | |
| 3 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 6.6 | 16.4 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 5.1 | 7.8 | |
| Texture | 0 | 64.5 | 68.8 | 55.2 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 19.9 | 9.2 | 13.8 | 80.6 | 55.0 | 50.5 | 37.8 | 44.3 |
| 1 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 12.3 | 35.6 | 44.9 | 43.3 | 64.2 | 51.2 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 18.7 | 31.1 | 24.8 | |
| 2 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 22.3 | 31.1 | 17.5 | 24.8 | 22.1 | 24.6 | 13.6 | 31.3 | 21.1 | 23.7 | 22.4 | |
| 3 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 4.6 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 8.6 | |
| Aroma | 0 | 77.1 | 57.7 | 83.5 | 60.7 | 36.6 | 26.5 | 54.2 | 46.4 | 76.6 | 81.1 | 65.1 | 59.2 | 62.2 |
| 1 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 15.1 | 16.8 | 5.0 | 12.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | |
| 2 | 10.1 | 31.5 | 6.9 | 16.4 | 26.7 | 37.1 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 18.9 | 11.6 | 18.4 | 23.3 | 20.8 | |
| 3 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 17.3 | 21.6 | 19.6 | 14.8 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 10.1 | |
| Appearance | 0 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 9.7 | 13.6 | 58.9 | 28.1 | 21.3 | 49.1 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 18.8 | 19.4 | 19.1 |
| 1 | 53.2 | 65.4 | 60.0 | 43.3 | 16.8 | 25.8 | 21.9 | 23.2 | 67.8 | 79.5 | 51.6 | 46.9 | 49.3 | |
| 2 | 19.2 | 13.9 | 21.7 | 31.9 | 13.0 | 22.5 | 31.3 | 17.6 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 19.9 | 18.1 | 19.0 | |
| 3 | 12.3 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 23.6 | 25.6 | 10.0 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 9.6 | 15.7 | 12.6 | |
| Nutritional benefits | 0 | 80.0 | 83.0 | 79.2 | 78.7 | 78.8 | 95.7 | 94.8 | 67.5 | 70.3 | 82.8 | 80.2 | 83.5 | 81.8 |
| 1 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 | |
| 2 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 22.0 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | |
| 3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | |
| Cooking characteristics | 0 | 77.3 | 80.6 | 85.7 | 89.2 | 77.4 | 72.3 | 60.6 | 91.3 | 78.0 | 82.8 | 82.4 | 76.1 | 79.3 |
| 1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 4.4 | |
| 2 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 18.5 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 8.7 | |
| 3 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 13.5 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | |
Note(s): 1, 2, and 3 are the first, second, and third most-preferred attributes, respectively; 0 refers to a choice being unranked. SA and SEA denote South Asia and Southeast Asia, respectively