Yi-chuan has a pearly consistency and excellent suppleness. It also carries the aroma of yams, creating a pleasantly sweet smell when cooking. It has thus come to be regarded as worthy of fending off the challenge of imported Koshihikari rice.
益全香米的米粒如珍珠般晶瑩剔透、米飯黏彈性佳，還具有芋頭香味，煮飯時滿室生香，被視為開放外國米進口後，國內頗具特色並能與日本越光米相抗衡的稻米品種。