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What, in US English, is "converted" rice?

Basically, packaged par-cooked white rice. I think "converted" may be a genericized trademark of the Uncle Ben's brand. It's par-cooked before the bran is removed, which actually makes it slightly more nutritious than regular white rice. But not by much.

Google came up with several hits for 'converted rice' and one was 'Uncle Ben's' at Wikipedia. That article led me to 'parboiled rice'.
Paul Prudhomme *is* American, btw. I remember seeing him cruising on an electric personal scooter at a big food show in San Francisco years ago. The size of him made me fear for his health, but he seems to still be around.

Thanks for the lesson on rice, guys!
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