Rice is not included in Apple's official guidance for a wet phone
Briefly

"Don't put your iPhone in a bag of rice. Doing so could allow small particles of rice to damage your iPhone," Apple support documents said.
For years, rice was supposed to be the thing that would dry out waterlogged electronics faster. It's a desiccant that people assumed would draw additional liquid out.
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