The present invention relates to rice grain with thickened aleurone. Also provided is a rice plant comprising at least one genetic variation which reduces the activity of at least one ROS1a gene in the plant. Grain of the invention, or aleurone therefrom, has improved nutritional properties, and hence is particularly useful for human and animal feed products.本發明涉及具有增厚的糊粉層的水稻穀粒。還提供的是包含至少一個遺傳變異的水稻植物,所述遺傳變異降低植物中至少一個ROS1a基因的表現。本發明的穀粒,或來自其的糊粉層,具有改良的營養特性,並因此特別可用於人或動物食物產品。