Chalkiness of endosperm Describes the extent to which milled (polished, white) rice appears to be a chalky white colour as opposed to translucent white. The chalky appearance arises from the incomplete development of starch grains in the endosperm, which leaves tiny air pockets between starch granules and results in weak grains Clk Endosperm Chalkiness acronym attribute method_of entity scale_of variable_of