Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  HALPERN BARUCH
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/18/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NUTRACEA [NTRZ]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6720 N SCOTTSDALE ROAD, SUITE 390		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85253		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 440,000
D
 
Common Stock 350,000
I
Baruch Halpern Revocable Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy 07/01/2009 01/17/2017 Common Stock 1,406,720 $ 0.1 I Baruch Halpern Revocable Trust
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy 07/01/2009 01/17/2017 Common Stock 640,000 $ 0.1 I Baruch Halpern Revocable Trust
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy 07/01/2009 01/17/2017 Common Stock 2,800,000 $ 0.1 I Baruch Halpern Revocable Trust
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy 07/01/2009 01/17/2017 Common Stock 219,800 $ 0.1 D  
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy 07/01/2009 01/17/2017 Common Stock 100,000 $ 0.1 D  
10% Secured Convertible Promissory Note Due 2015 01/18/2012 01/18/2015 Common Stock 25,000,000 $ 0.1 I The Shoshana Shapiro Halpern Revocable Trust
Common Stock Warrant, right to buy 01/18/2012 01/18/2017 Common Stock 25,000,000 $ 0.12 I The Shoshana Shapiro Halpern Revocable Trust

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HALPERN BARUCH
6720 N SCOTTSDALE ROAD
SUITE 390
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85253		   X      

Signatures

J. Dale Belt, by power of attorney 01/20/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

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