Methods for Improving the Quality of Aged and Imported Rice.

Accession number;99A0412429
Title;Methods for Improving the Quality of Aged and Imported Rice.
Author; MITSUDA HISATERU (Kyoto Univ.) YAMAMOTO AIJIRO (Koshien Univ., Coll. of Nutr.) OMINAMI HIROSHI (Man'eishokuhinshingijutsuken) NAKAMURA TETSUO (Emuandoenuintanashonaru)
Journal Title;Journal of Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science
Journal Code:F0624A
ISSN:0287-3516
VOL.52;NO.2;PAGE.91-96(1999)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, TBL.2, REF.11
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;We examined the effect of warm water treatment (WWT) on the texture and flavor of cooked rice with the aim of improving the quality of aged or imported rice. By test cooking with small samples, WWT at 50-65.DEG.C. for 2 h increased the stickiness of cooked rice after 1 year of hermetic storage at ambient temperature. The palatability of conventional cooked rice increased to the same level as freshly harvested rice by WWT at 55.DEG.C. for 24 h. WWT at 40.DEG.C. for 2 h or 8 h also improved the palatability after 1 year of non-hermetic storage at ambient temperature. One-fifth and 1.6 ppm hexanal, the main component of the stale flavor, were detected in cooked rice from 3-year-aged domestic and imported rice, respectively. WWT reduced the hexanal level in both types of rice by half. WWT appears useful for improving the texture and flavor of aged rice. (author abst.)
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