The effects of heat–moisture treatment of rice grains before parboiling on viscosity profile and physicochemical properties

The effects of heat–moisture treatment (HMT) (120 °C for 10, 30 and 60 min) on paddy rice grains before parboiling, on head rice yield (HRY), pasting and thermal properties, and colour and cooking characteristics of parboiled rice were studied. The results indicated that the HMT performed intensifies the changes in grains after parboiling, impacting pasting and thermal properties, which results in rice kernels with yellowish colouration and greater cooking time. HMT increased the temperatures of gelatinisation, with increasing HMT time from 10 to 60 min and reduced the gelatinisation enthalpy. HMT also affected the pasting properties of rice flours, reducing setback and viscosity and increased their stability to heat and mechanical agitation. The HMT performed in rice grains before the parboiling process with 60 min of the treatment decreased the HRY and increased the level of metabolic defects only in the treatment with 60 min.     

Studies on Expanded Rice. Optimum Processing Conditions

Optimum conditions of parboiling, milling and puffing for making expanded rice were studied on a small laboratory scale. Optimum puffing was obtained by heating milled parboiled rice at a moisture content of 10.5–11% with 15 times its weight of fme sand at 250°C for 10–11 sec. Raw and mildly parboiled rice gave minimal expansion, which increased with increasing severity of parboiling up to a steam pressure of 1.5 kg/cm². However, rice parboiled by heating with sand (250°C, 2.5 min) expanded best. Starch retrogradation after parboiling reduced expansion, as did cracked and broken grains and insufficient milling of the rice. Addition of salt increased expansion. Expansion initially increased and then decreased with increasing age of paddy after harvest.     

Characteristics of functional brown rice prepared by parboiling and microwave drying

Brown rice (BR) is well known for its functional properties; however, it is considered unsuitable for consumption in modern diet owing to its hard texture, low digestibility, and high lipid peroxidation. In this study, we investigated the physicochemical properties, and cooking and storage characteristics of functional BR prepared by parboiling (100°C, 15 min) and microwave drying (100 kW, 8 rpm, 91°C, 40 min) processes. These processes significantly increased resistant starch (RS) content by 1.5-fold and total dietary fiber (TDF) content by 1.8-fold; Parboiling and microwave drying processes increased the umami taste by 10% using electronic tongue and decreased the hardness by 10% using texture analyzer, respectively. Additionally, irrespective of the storage duration, these processes remarkably decreased acidity and bacterial counts in the parboiled BR group compared to that in the BR group. Presumably, higher RS and TDF contents, enhanced umami taste, and longer shelf-life of BR would help patients with obesity and diabetes, and industries developing relevant high-value food products.     

Effect of superheated-steam drying compared to conventional parboiling on chalkiness,head rice yield and quality of chalky rice kernels

Four rice cultivars (Ayutthaya 1, Khao Bahn Nah 432, Plai Ngahm Prachin Buri, and Prachin Buri 2) that usually have a major problem with chalkiness were processed by applying superheated-steam drying and conventional parboiling methods. The main objectives were: (1) to determine the possibility of applying superheated-steam drying to solve the chalkiness and low head rice yield problems and (2) to compare the properties of rice produced using superheated-steam drying and the conventional parboiling process. Both the initial moisture content and superheated-steam drying temperature significantly affected head rice yield. The higher moisture helped to increase starch gelatinization leading to a stronger rice structure and subsequently an increased head rice yield. The rice samples dried in the superheated-steam dryer using an initial moisture content of paddy at 32% w.b. for 6 h under a steam pressure of 1.2 bar and at three drying temperatures (120, 140, 160 °C) had higher milling quality than the conventionally parboiled rice samples. The darker color of the superheated-steam-dried samples was their main drawback. Both parboiling and superheated-steam drying could clearly lessen the percentage of chalky rice kernels compared to the raw paddy. The parboiled rice and superheated-steam-dried rice had more nutrients than normal white rice.     

Effect of processing on thiamin and riboflavin contents of some high-yielding rice varieties of punjab

Six high-yielding varieties of rice (Oryza sativa L) were taken and subjected to 6 and 8% degree of milling. The raw rice and the parboiled rice were analysed microbiologically for thiamin and riboflavin contents. Milled parboiled rice contained more thiamin and riboflavin that milled raw rice at both the levels of milling because parboiling of paddy results in inward diffusion of water-soluble vitamins to the endosperm. The thiamin content of brown rice is reduced after parboiling. The loss may be due to the partial decomposition of thiamin during the stages of parboiling, but the riboflavin content of brown rice is found to be increased after parboiling.     

Cooking qualities of parboiled rices produced at low and high temperatures

The cooking characteristics of parboiled rice are related to (i) its hydration behaviour at temperatures above and below the gelatinisation point; (ii) to kernel elongation on cooking; and (iii) to the extent of amylose solubility. These properties differ among samples, depending on the parboiling conditions. Samples were prepared by parboiling paddy at 70, 80, 90, 100, 110 and 120°C. The kernel elongation on cooking and the amount of soluble amylose in the gruel were then determined. The water uptake values for raw and parboiled rice samples were determined by hydrating them at room temperature (25-30), 60 and 98°C (boiling temperature) for optimal cooking times. The rate of hydration at temperatures below the gelatinisation point increased on parboiling and, conversely, a reverse pattern above this point. Close correlations existed between the temperature of parboiling and the properties studied. The different properties studied also correlated well. The temperature of parboiling influenced the linear elongation of the kernel after cooking. The soluble amylose content was negatively correlated with the temperature of parboiling. Though the hydration properties of different parboiled samples differed among themselves, depending on the degree of parboiling, they fell into two distinct classes, viz. the samples parboiled at a temperature close to the gelatinisation point having cooking qualities similar to raw rice, and above this point qualities differing from raw rice. The water uptake values at room temperature and at 60°C, and the ratio of water uptake at 98°C and optimum cooking time to that at 60°C were found to be useful in differentiating the parboiled rices into the two classes.     

Impact of parboiling conditions on Maillard precursors and indicators in long-grain rice cultivars

The effect of steaming conditions (mild, intermediate and severe) during parboiling of five different long-grain rice cultivars (brown rice cultivars Puntal, Cocodrie, XL8 and Jacinto, and a red rice) on rice colour, and Maillard precursors and indicators was investigated. Rice colour increased with severity of parboiling conditions. Redness increased more than yellowness when parboiling brown rice. Parboiling turned red rice black. It changed the levels of glucose, fructose, sucrose, and maltose. Losses of the non-reducing sugar, sucrose were caused by both leaching into the soaking water and enzymic conversion, rather than by thermal degradation during steaming. Concentrations of the reducing sugars, glucose and fructose, in intermediately parboiled rice were higher than those of mildly parboiled rice. After severe parboiling, glucose levels were lower than those of intermediately parboiled rice, while fructose levels were higher. These changes were ascribed to the sum of losses in the Maillard reaction (MR), formations as a result of starch degradation and isomerisation of glucose into fructose. It was clear that the ε-amino group of protein-bound lysine was more affected by parboiling conditions and loss in MRs, than that of free lysine. Low values of the MR indicators furosine and free 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde (HMF) in processed brown and red rices were related to mild parboiling, whereas high furosine and low free HMF levels were indicative of rices being subjected to intermediate processing conditions. High furosine and high free HMF contents corresponded to severe hydrothermal treatments. The strong correlation (r = 0.89) between the free HMF levels and the increase in redness of parboiled brown rices suggested that Maillard browning was reflected more in the red than in the yellow colour.     

Effect of soaking medium on the physicochemical properties of parboiled glutinous rice of selected Laotian cultivars

The effect of various soaking mediums, viz. water (control), 3% NaCl and 0.2% acetic acid, and without soaking on the physicochemical properties of parboiled selected glutinous (TDK8 and TDK11) and non-glutinous (Doongara) was investigated in the present study. Results showed that the chemistry of soaking had a significant effect on the head rice yield (HRY), grain hardness, crystallinity, color, pasting and thermal properties, textural attributes, and glycemic index of these rice varieties. Soaking with NaCl and acetic acid significantly increased the grain hardness and HRY than control and without soaking treatments. Acetic acid and NaCl soaking significantly affected crystalline regions of starch resulting in reduced crystallinity in X-ray diffraction analysis and thermal endotherms in DSC analysis. NaCl soaking induced swelling of starch granules resulting in high peak and final viscosities. However, acetic acid restricted swelling resulting in reduced peak and final viscosities. NaCl and acetic acid soakings also resulted in increased hardness and adhesiveness of cooked grains than normal water soaked and un-soaked parboiled rice samples. Interestingly, change in textural attributes was prominent in parboiled glutinous rice. The color difference value for fresh parboiled samples was significantly lower for acetic acid soaked samples compared to NaCl soaked and un-soaked samples probably due to bleaching effect of acetic acid. Moreover, parboiling also resulted in significant reduction in glycemic index of glutinous rice. These findings revealed the potential application of parboiling with modified soaking techniques to improve the grain quality.     

EFFECT OF ARTISANAL PARBOILING METHODS ON MILLING YIELD AND COOKED RICE TEXTURAL CHARACTERISTICS

ABSTRACT

One of the main objectives of artisanal rice parboiling is to reduce the levels of broken grains (brokens) on milling. Rice samples that had been parboiled using different regimes of soaking temperatures and steaming times were analyzed for their physical properties and cooked rice textures. It was established that inappropriate soaking and steaming regimes resulted in greater levels of brokens than raw‐milled paddy. Consequently, in artisanal parboiling, the initial soaking temperature should be about 90C and the steaming time should be more than 8 min, ideally, about 12 min. On cooking, more severely parboiled rice samples had firmer textures than mildly parboiled samples. The commercially parboiled sample and the more severely laboratory‐parboiled samples required a rice‐to‐water ratio of 1:3, while the raw‐milled sample and the mildly parboiled ones required a 1:2½ rice‐to‐water ratio for optimum cooking.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

Artisanal rice parboiling is carried out mainly to reduce the levels of broken grains and increase the yield of milled rice in many countries. If this is carried out very well, there are economic benefits as more rice of better quality is available to be sold. This study provides information on optimum processing conditions, i.e., initial soaking temperature of about 90C and a steaming time of about 12 min. The study also provides recommendations on optimum cooking conditions, i.e., rice‐to‐water ratio, for the variably parboiled rice samples.     

INFLUENCE OF PARBOILING AND FREEZING CONDITIONS ON TEXTURAL PROPERTIES OF CALIFORNIA COOKED RICE

The textural properties of thawed samples of cooked parboiled, long (Cal Belle) and short (S201) grain rice varieties were evaluated using an Instron Universal Testing Instrument (Model 1122). In general, the parboiling treatments resulted in a significant increase of hardness but a significant decrease in stickiness of both long and short grain cooked rice when freezing conditions were pooled. Freezing increased hardness and decreased stickiness of long grain cooked parboiled rice significantly regardless of parboiling conditions, however, it did not decrease the stickiness of short grain cooked parboiled rice significantly. The long grain rice was harder and less sticky than the short grain rice when cooked regardless of treatments used. Hardness was negatively correlated with stickiness indexes (r =?0.819, P < 0.001).     

Quality changes in HTST processing of rice parboiling

Paddy soaked to saturation level, when treated at a high temperature for a short time in a mechanical sand roaster is parboiled and dried in a single pass of 47 s duration. The extent of drying depends on the sand temperature. The sand temperature is critical as it decides the associated quality changes in the milled rice. Even at a sand temperature of 125°C, paddy could fully be parboiled but with mild effect. The parboiling became severe at high temperatures. Roasting the soaked paddy at 250°C, reduced the cooking time of the resultant milled rice. A sand temperature of 125–150°C was considered suitable for producing normal parboiled rice by this technique.     

Structural and chemical analysis of resistant starch effected by pre-treatments,cooking methods,reheating and storage condition in parboiled germinated brown rice (Oryza sativa)

Resistant starch (RS) content could be altered by the processing method, including pre-treatment, cooking method and storage conditions. This study determined the influence of RS formation in white rice (WR), brown rice (BR) and parboiled germinated brown rice (PGBR) as affected by various pre-treatment and processing conditions. This is the first report to chemically and structurally analyse WR, BR and PGBR of the same rice variety using X-ray diffraction, DSC and SEM. The results showed that the PGBR prepared by a non-soaking process cooked with steaming and stored cold contained RS content (92.1 mg/g, wet basis) followed by BR processed by soaking, steamed and then stored cold (91.8 mg/g, wet basis). The formation of RS3 as not affected by the parboiling and germination process compared to WR and BR. Reheating reduced resistant starch content by changing the RS structure conformation from crystalline to amorphous under higher temperatures. Moreover, the scanning electron microscope revealed that WR, BR and PGBR of the same rice variety show similar starch granule and microstructure patterns but slightly different in thermal conductivity value.     

The Significance of Starch Polymorphism in Commercially Produced Parboiled Rice

A study of eight commercial parboiled samples derived from two varieties of rice produced by four different processes has shown that depending on the parboiling process, the starch component itself can be present as native and/or retrograded starch in addition to the amylose-lipid complex. Further, it was demonstrated that the polymorphic states of starch can influence the texture and behaviour of cooked rice. The parboiled rice samples which had all three states of starch (i.e. ungelatinized and recrystallized amylopectin plus the amylose-lipid complex) possessed the hardest eating property but the lowest solubility. A negative linear relationship was demonstrated between the hardness and the solubility of cooked, parboiled rice. Overall, the observations suggest the existence of different forms of starch in parboiled rice which vary with the different parboiling protocols. The conditions governing their formation need to be established before investigating the specific functionality of individual forms within the rice. This study further confirmed that retrograded starch (amylopectin) in parboiled rice did not exhibit a B-tye X-ray pattern but mixed A+V patterns.     

Parboiling of rice. Part I: Effect of hot soaking time on quality of milled rice

This study investigated the effect of soaking time on the quality of parboiled rice. The paddy was soaked in water at 25 and 80 °C for 15, 30, 45, 60 and 120 min. The soaked paddy was steamed, dried, stored and milled. With increasing soaking time a significant increase in water absorption and milling and head rice yield (hence reduction in broken rice) was observed. A significant difference in milling yield, at the 1% level, was obtained between the raw rice control and the hot soaked parboiled samples. A large reduction in fissured grain was observed after soaking. It is suggested that parboiling fills the void spaces and cements the cracks inside the endosperm, making the grain harder and minimizing internal fissuring and thereby breakage during milling.     

Technological properties of microwave parboiled rice

Two rice varieties, a short grain (Giza 175) and a long grain (Giza 181), were parboiled by soaking in water at 80–85 °C for 1.5 h and then dried in the microwave oven for 3, 5, 6 and 8 min. The effect of such parboiling treatment on milling output and technological properties (cooking and eating quality) of milled rice were studied. There was a negative significant correlation between head rice and the drying time and a positive correlation between the drying time and the broken grains. The effect of such treatment on the chemical composition of milled parboiled rice, i.e. amylose, protein, fat and ash contents, showed that the amylose content of Giza 175 variety significantly decreased while not affect in Giza 181 variety. No significant differences were obtained in protein, fat and ash contents by increasing drying time. Microwave drying was more pronounced on Giza 175 variety rather than Giza 181 one. However, the optimum cooking time of the parboiled samples of the two varieties was not affected as a result of increasing the microwave drying time.     

Effects of parboiling and fluidized bed drying on the physicochemical properties of germinated brown rice

Changes in physicochemical properties of germinated brown rice (GBR) and parboiled germinated brown rice (PGBR) dried in a fluidized bed dryer at 110–150 °C were investigated. Results indicated that parboiling altered the properties of GBR owing to starch gelatinisation. The moisture content, yellowness, peak viscosity and hardness of PGBR increased, but internal fissured kernel, cooking time, water absorption and total solids loss decreased when compared to GBR. γ‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) content in GBR was 23.31 mg per 100 g and was reduced to 17.91 mg per 100 g in PGBR. The drying times required to reduce the moisture content of GBR and PGBR to 16% d.b. were 4.01–7.65 min and 5.11–9.50 min, respectively. Final moisture content, which is optimum to prevent internal fissures of dried GBR and PGBR, was 27–29% and 25–28% d.b., respectively. The same trend was observed in the physicochemical properties of GBR and PGBR when increasing drying temperature and time.     

Process of Producing Parboiled Rice with Different Colors by Fluidized Bed Drying Technique Including Tempering

Steamer is utilized to gelatinize rice starch. High pressure or long steaming time is conventionally applied to obtain the dark brown color of the product. A new alternative method to produce dark brown parboiled rice was proposed in this work. High temperature fluidized bed drying technique including tempering was therefore explored to determine the operating condition to meet the requirement of light and dark brown parboiled rice along with high head rice yield. In addition, the couple of heat and mass transfer model was developed to determine the effective moisture diffusion coefficient, the temperature and moisture distributions within a grain kernel during drying. The effective diffusion coefficient was well correlated with grain temperature by Arrhenius equation. The drying temperature and moisture content after drying caused the drop of head rice yield. When the parboiled paddy at the intermediate moisture contents of 22 and 27% d.b. was tempered, the head rice quality was improved while the parboiled rice color was browner. To obtain high drying capacity, high head rice yield, and light brown color, the parboiled paddy should be dried at a maximum allowable temperature of 150 °C and tempered for 30 min. The tempering time should be extended to 60 min for the dark brown parboiled rice.     

Studies on parboiled rice: Part 1—Comparison of the characteristics of raw and parboiled rice

Various properties of raw and parboiled rice were compared in an effort to elucidate the factors responsible for the changes induced by parboiling.The parboiled rice was less prone to disintegration on cooking, the kernels remaining well separated and less sticky than the non-parboiled sample. The solids leached into the cooking water and the extent of solubilisation of the kernels on cooking were both considerably lowered by parboiling. Amylograms of flour prepared from the rice revealed that this was due to the resistance of the starch in the parboiled rice to swelling and solubilisation in hot water.From the results of X-ray diffraction spectra it was concluded that the behaviour of parboiled rice is influenced by the presence of an insoluble helical amylose complex and not, as is generally assumed, by retrogradation.     

Chemical composition and mineral content of rice bran of two egyptian rice varieties heated by microwave

Two rice varieties, a short grain (Giza 175) and a long grain (Giza 181), were parboiled by soaking in water at 80—85 °C for 1.5 h, then dried in the microwave oven for 3, 5, 6 and 8 min. The effect of such parboiling treatment on the chemical composition and mineral content (Zn, Mn, Cu, Fe, Na, K, Ca, Mg and P) of rice bran were studied. The ash and protein contents of parboiled rice bran varieties decreased with microwave time. The oil extraction increased until 5 min, then decreased after 6 and 8 min microwave time, while acid value of the oils decreased gradually. Each of the mineral components of the brans exhibited different magnitudes of loss, but Mg loss was smaller.     

Status of dietary fiber contents in pigmented and non-pigmented rice varieties before and after parboiling

Five different varieties of paddy (four pigmented and one non-pigmented) were shelled and milled in pre and post parboiled form, their dietary fiber contents were estimated. Under similar conditions of milling, raw rice showed a high degree of polish (DOP), 9–12 g/100 g and parboiled rice showed low DOP, 4.6–6.6 g/100 g. Dietary fiber content was high in pigmented rice, 9–10 g/100 g compared to non-pigmented, ∼6 g/100 g. Soluble fiber content in pigmented head rice (dehusked) varied from 1 to 1.5 g/100 g and in its brokens varied from 0.45 to 1.45 g/100 g. Dietary fiber content was low by about 1% in parboiled rice. In the parboiled rice of pigmented varieties, the total fiber content varied from 7.95 ± 0.15 to 9.05 ± 0.25 g/100 g and the soluble fiber content varied from 0.7 to 0.9 g/100 g. In milled parboiled rice the respective values were 5 ± 0.4 to 6 ± 0.1 g/100 g and 0.85 ± 0.05 to 1.25 ± 0.05 g/100 g. However, the soluble fiber content in the non-pigmented brown rice, IR-64 remained same after parboiling, 0.75 ± 0.5 g/100 g. Milled parboiled rice showed higher soluble dietary fiber compared to milled raw rice. In conclusion, dietary fiber was high in pigmented rice varieties when compared with non-pigmented rice.