# Puffed Rice - how to ?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 6, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puffed-rice-how-to/662814 "2013-07-06T21:40:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puffed-rice-how-to/662814/21 "2013-07-11T18:17:24Z")

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> [@Detroit](#):
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> For that matter, how do you make “cracked wheat”. Do you “crack it?” HOW?

Cracked wheat is coarsely ground whole wheat or wheat with the husk stripped off. I don’t think you can make much with it alone; most recipes blend it with ground flour to provide a denser, crunchy texture.

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**Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puffed-rice-how-to/662814/22 "2013-07-18T18:28:05Z")

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Great Answers and I will try some of these solutions.

But what is the difference between puffed rice and Rice Crispy type rice - for they are different beasts ?

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**Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puffed-rice-how-to/662814/23 "2013-07-18T18:37:20Z")

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At a guess, puffed rice is packaged immediately; Rice Crispies are baked before packaging. The other thing that makes cereal crunchy - and the only thing that will keep it crunchy over time, especially after the package is opened - is sugar. You’d have to compare some brands of puffed rice and crispy rice to see if there is significant added sugar or calories. It can be hard information to pin down.

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