Abstract: Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa) is one of the most popular varieties among thousands of different rice varieties available worldwide. There is a growing interest in glutinous rice due to its abundant nutritional composition and health benefits. This review aims to summarize the nutritional compositions, volatile compounds, and health benefits of glutinous rice. Further in-depth studies are needed to explore the utilization of glutinous rice in enhancing the applications of processing technologies and the development of new food products. Glutinous rice has been proven to have numerous health benefits including antioxidant activity, bioactive compounds, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and cholesterol-lowering effects. In addition to nutritional compositions, major key volatile compounds have been identified in glutinous rice which could serve as a functional food for human consumption. The emerging processing technologies related to glutinous rice are elaborated to improve the latest development for incorporating it into various food products.

Key words: glutinous rice, health benefits, volatile compounds, nutritional composition, processing technologies.