Wild rice unlike its name suggests is not related to rice, it's known for its longer, colourful black, brown and beige assortment of grains. You can use this rice as a subsistute for most other rice, as a sidedish or cooked into another meal.
The profile of nutrients in wild rice when compared to others is slightly lower, but does contain low quantitites of minerals like manganese, zinc and copper. Whole grains as a group have been associated with lower risks of cardiovasular disease.