The rice is sticky but dry, rather than wet and gummy like non-glutinous varieties. The consistency can be thick, thin, sticky or watery. It is used as a solvent for removing grease and sticky residue. They are usually eaten fried along with sticky rice. Inside are black seeds, encased in a very sticky substance. Amylopectin is responsible for the sticky quality of glutinous rice. The inflorescences are covered with hairs and sticky glands. The color of the sticky eggs is yellow to orange; the diameter is . It is followed by hot, sticky weather. The eggs are elliptical, leathery, rough, sticky, and up to long. The song was added to the 2009 leg of her Sticky & Sweet Tour. The material is sticky and toxic to other insects. The secretion is often sticky and distasteful or toxic. Parboiled rice takes less time to cook and is firmer and less sticky. Butyric acid was used for its foul odor and sticky properties.