Differences in physicochemical properties of kernels of two rice cultivars during grain formation

BACKGROUND: Rice varieties with similar apparent amylose content may have different grain qualities. The development of rice quality is a dynamic process that occurs with the formation of rice kernels. In this study, physicochemical properties during the grain formation period were investigated to interpret differences in grain quality between two non‐waxy rice cultivars, Wuyujing3 and 30you917, with similar apparent amylose content. RESULTS: There were significant differences in dynamic changes in 1000‐grain weight, amylose content and pasting and thermal properties during grain formation of the two cultivars. The difference in their apparent amylose contents from 5 days after anthesis (DAA) to 15 DAA was significant, except in the late grain‐filling stage. Wuyujing3 showed a slower increase in 1000‐grain weight than 30you917 from 10 to 25 DAA. The transition temperatures (T_o, T_p and T_c) of developing grain flour of Wuyujing3 were higher than those of 30you917 during the grain formation period. Wuyujing3 showed greater stickiness (higher breakdown and peak viscosity and lower positive setback) than 30you917 according to Rapid Visco Analyser (RVA) profiling. CONCLUSION: The results suggested that the differences in cooking and eating quality parameters of the two mature rices were determined by the differences in grain filling and the dynamic changes in the main rice quality components such as amylose content, grain weight and differential scanning calorimetry and RVA properties, which will help cultivators understand the physical basis of rice quality development. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

Influence of free‐air CO2 enrichment (FACE) on the eating quality of rice

Rice plants (Oryza sativa L cv Akitakomachi) were grown under free‐air CO₂ enrichment (FACE) in farmers' fields in Shizukuishi, Iwate, Japan during 1999 and 2000. The grains were harvested and subsequently analyzed for protein and amylose contents as well as the traits related to cooked‐rice viscosity. The cooked rice was also subjected to sensory evaluation. The protein content of rice grains grown under elevated CO₂ was significantly lower than that of rice grown under ambient conditions. In addition, CO₂ enrichment increased the whiteness of the grains in both brown and milled rice and reduced their surface hardness. Although the amylose content of rice grains was unaffected, starch pasting properties demonstrated that rice grains in elevated CO₂ had higher maximum viscosity and breakdown than those grown in ambient conditions. Sensory evaluation of cooked rice with respect to umami (deliciousness), appearance, aroma, hardness, stickiness and overall palatability index indicated that the sensory properties were not significantly altered by the CO₂ enrichment treatment. Therefore, we conclude that the growth of the rice cultivar Akitakomachi under elevated CO₂ concentration decreased the protein content, but did not change the palatability to a level that may be detected by sensory taste panel evaluation. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

糯米浸泡对粽子品质的影响

研究发现随着浸泡时间的增加,糯米初始含水量有所增加,到浸泡120 min时糯米水分含量基本达到饱和,增加速率趋于平缓,在分别浸泡不同时间0 min、30 min、120 min后糯米的水分含量分别为:30.97%、47.72%、57.97%:三个浸泡时间对应的粽子初始密度分别为0.746 g/mL、0.734 g/mL...     

不同储藏时间米糠制备膳食纤维对米粉糊化和凝胶性质的影响

将米糠储藏0、1、3、5、10 d后制备的米糠不溶性膳食纤维(rice bran insoluble dietary fiber,RBIDF)添加到米粉中,研究不同储藏时间米糠制备的RBIDF对米粉糊化和凝胶性质的影响。结果表明,当RBIDF添加量相同时,随着米糠储藏时间的延长,米粉的峰值黏度呈先上升后略微下降的趋势,在米糠储藏第5天时达到最大值,回生值逐渐上升,峰值时间和糊化温度先下降后上升,分别在米糠储藏5 d和3 d达到最小值;储能模量在米粉凝胶形成阶段和米粉凝胶形成后阶段都呈上升趋势,损耗角正切在米粉凝胶形成后阶段先减小后增大,在米糠储藏5 d达到最小值;硬度、回复性、胶着性、咀嚼度先增大后减小,黏附性先减小后增大,均在米糠储藏3 d达到极值。相关性分析结果表明,米糠毛油酸值与米粉的峰值黏度呈显著(P 0. 05)正相关,与峰值时间和糊化温度呈极显著(P 0. 01)负相关,与回生值和米糠储藏时间呈极显著(P 0. 01)正相关。     

Functional,digestibility, and antioxidant properties of brown and polished rice flour from traditional and new‐improved varieties grown in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan traditional and improved rice varieties were processed into brown and polished rice flours. Samples were analyzed for AM, protein, lipid, total phenolic content, and antioxidant activity. Gelatinization and retrogradation properties were observed in the Rapid Visco Analyzer (RVA) and DSC. The AM content of the samples was high to intermediate (20 to 26%) except for one which was low (17%). Brown rice flour (BRF) samples had lower swelling power, lower RVA viscoamylograph profile, lower gel hardness, lower gelatinization enthalpy but higher gelatinization peak temperature and lower melting enthalpies of its retrograded AP relative to its corresponding polished rice flour (PRF) samples. The BRF showed a lower decrease in peak viscosity in the RVA viscoamylograph as compared to its PRF when treated with α‐amylase indicating inhibition potential. The traditional rice varieties had 68 to 86% higher total phenolic content (TPC) and 86 to 90% antioxidant activity in the BRF samples as compared to the improved varieties. A study on the antioxidant profile of the brown rice of the traditional rice varieties is being undertaken to explore their value as functional foods.     

Effect of γ-Oryzanol on the Flavor and Oxidative Stability of Refrigerated Cooked Beef

ABSTRACT: γ-Oryzanol and α-tocopherol were added to beef patties as natural antioxidants. Beef patties containing 100 ppm γ-oryzanol had higher oxidative stability ( P <0.05) during storage at 4 °C than did beef patties with other antioxidants and without antioxidant. Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) values, warmed over flavor (WOF) scores, C-7 oxidized cholesterol derivatives (OCDs), and concentrations of both hydroperoxide and hexanal in the cooked beef containing γ-oryzanol were significantly lower than those of other treatments ( P < 0.05). All variables had similar trends during the refrigerated storage. Significant correlations were found between TBARS and C-7 OCDs, TBARS and WOF, hydroperoxide and hexanal, and hexanal and WOF ( P < 0.05).     

Effects of germination time on the structural,physicochemical and functional properties of brown rice

Germinated brown rice (GBR) is a gluten-free food raw material. Its tissue structure, physicochemical properties and functional properties depend on the germination time. In this study, rapid viscosity analyses, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction et al were used to analyse the structural, physicochemical and functional changes in brown rice (BR) during germination. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), total phenolic compound, glutathione (GSH) and amino acid contents increased during germination. GBR exhibited the highest GSH (22.70 mg per 100 g) and amino acid (8.02 mg per 100 g) contents at 24 h and the highest GABA content (253.35 mg per 100 g) at 36 h. Furthermore, BR germinated for 36 h showed greater enthalpy (ΔH) than ungerminated BR. Although GBR showed less crystallinity than ungerminated BR, germination did not change the crystalline structure type of starch (A-type). These results inform choices of the appropriate applications of GBR to promote its utilisation in the food industry.     

籼米黄淀粉中蛋白质的功能性质

以分别经中性蛋白酶和二硫苏糖醇(DTT)处理的籼米黄淀粉或灿米黄淀粉蛋白样品为对照,对籼米黄淀粉中蛋白质的形态结构、功能性质及其对黄淀粉糊化性质的影响进行了研究。结果表明,籼米黄淀粉中的蛋白质是以小蛋白体的形式结合在纤维素上面,并与淀粉相互作用,共同影响黄淀粉蛋白的功能性质;蛋白酶与二硫苏糖醇对这种结构能造成一定的破坏;籼米黄淀粉蛋白分子结构中存在相当数量的二硫键,且二硫键遭受破坏的程度、蛋白分子中肽片段的多少以及分子间相互作用的强度同样影响到籼米黄淀粉蛋白的各种功能性质。     

Determination of amylopectin structure and physicochemical properties in rice endosperm starch of mutant lines derived from Malaysian rice cultivar MR219

BACKGROUND: Characterization of starch properties and functionality can apply breeding program selection for desirable traits such as eating, cooking and processing qualities to meet consumer preference. Low amylose content is generally preferred in Malaysia because of cohesive, tender and glossy cooked rice. Rice high in short‐chain amylopectin has a lower transition temperature of starch gelatinization. In the continuing search for improved starch quality in rice cultivars a study was carried out with new mutant lines MR219‐4 and MR219‐9, derived from MR219. RESULTS: MR219 and its mutant lines contain L‐type amylopectin, being high in amylopectin of intermediate chain length with degree of polymerization 12‐21. The apparent amylose content (AAC) in MR219‐4 had lower AAC value (19.2%) compared to other lines. A strongly negative correlation was found between chain‐length fraction of amylopectin and transition temperatures—onset temperature peak temperature, and conclusion temperature (0.992, 0.958, 0.950; P < 0.01)—with fraction b1 (fb1), respectively. CONCLUSION: The Malaysian lines studied contain L‐type amylopectin and offer a better understanding of grain quality improvement in terms of starch properties and functionality. This information will be directly applicable to select for desirable traits in future breeding programs. Copyright © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry     

米糠贮藏时间对米糠蛋白功能性质影响

以新鲜米糠为原料,经不同时间贮藏后脱脂制备米糠蛋白,研究贮藏时间对制备米糠蛋白功能性质的影响。结果表明:随着贮藏时间的延长,米糠蛋白羰基含量增加,表明米糠蛋白在贮藏过程中发生了氧化;随着蛋白质氧化程度的加深,米糠蛋白溶解性下降,而米糠蛋白持水性、持油性、起泡能力、泡沫稳定性、乳化性和乳化稳定性均呈现先上升后下降的趋势,表明米糠在一定贮藏期内可部分改善米糠蛋白功能性质,而长时间贮藏则会对米糠蛋白功能性质有显著的负面影响。     

Adulterations in Basmati rice detected quantitatively by combined use of microsatellite and fragrance typing with High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis

The aim of this work was to setup a DNA based method coupled with High Resolution Melting (HRM) analysis for rice products traceability using five different microsatellite markers to genotyping Basmati and non-Basmati varieties. We also exploit the obtained information to detect the presence of Basmati varieties in commercial rice products. Additionally we used the 8 bp deletion in badh2 gene in combination with HRM to both DNA-typing of the Basmati and non-Basmati varieties and to quantitate accurately adulteration of Basmati rice products with non-Basmati rice products. HRM proved to be a very sensitive tool to genotype rice varieties and detect admixtures as well as able to detect a ratio of 1:100 of non-fragrance in fragrance rice. In conclusion HRM analysis can be a higher resolution, cost effective, alternative method compared to other techniques that could be extended to quantify adulterations in rice varieties and commercial rice food products.     

Compositional analysis of protoporphyrinogen oxidase‐inhibiting herbicide‐tolerant rice and conventional rice

Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) is a key enzyme of peroxidising herbicides. Transgenic rice event CPPO06, which overexpresses PPO gene derived from soil bacterium, Myxococcus xanthus, showed high resistance to PPO inhibitors. This study was designed to compare the compositional profile of rice event CPPO06 with that of conventional control and commercial cultivars. Field trials were carried out in the three different regions of South Korea during the 2011 and 2012 growing seasons. After harvesting, brown rice samples were analysed for their proximates, amino acids, fatty acids, minerals and vitamins. Over 2‐year field trials, statistical differences between rice event CPPO06 and its control were found for crude protein, aspartic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, copper and potassium. However, all the tested values for these components were both within the 99% tolerance interval for the commercial cultivars and within the literature ranges. It was concluded that rice event CPPO06 is compositionally equivalent to that of the conventional rice.     

Genetic dissection of amino acid content in rice grain

BACKGROUND: Protein content and amino acid composition in rice are the most important components of rice nutrient quality. However, there have been few reports on the mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for the contents of protein and amino acids in rice grain and other crops (soybean, corn). In this study a population of 241 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from a cross between Zhenshan 97 and Minghui 63 (the parents of the most widely grown hybrid rice in China) was constructed to detect the main effect and epistatic effect QTLs for amino acid content (AAC) as characterised by individual AACs, total essential AAC and total AAC. RESULTS: Using a linkage map covering a total of 1796 centimorgan (cM) based on 221 molecular marker loci, a total of 12 QTLs were identified for ten traits mapped on chromosomes 1, 4, 6, 7 and 11. The QTL cluster (flanked by C904, R2632 and C39) on chromosome 1 was associated with the content of eight amino acids. The phenotypic variation explained by individual QTLs ranged from 3.4 to 48.8%. Eighty‐one digenic interactions were resolved that involved 143 loci distributed on all 12 chromosomes. The amount of variation explained by main effect QTLs was lower than that explained by QTLs involved in epistatic interactions. CONCLUSION: The findings showed that most main effect QTLs for AACs detected tended to be co‐localised within the genome. Thus, if a breeder were interested in changing the concentration of only one amino acid, this might be difficult to achieve. Meanwhile, the prevalent epistasis for the loci involved appeared to hold true for the content of amino acids. The information reported in the present study is expected to be useful for future breeding programmes targeting the development of improved rice amino acid composition for human nutrition. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

贮藏过程中酸败引起的米糠谷蛋白功能性质变化

将新鲜米糠在25℃、相对湿度85%的条件下贮藏不同时间得到不同酸败程度米糠,随后脱脂制备米糠谷蛋白,研究米糠酸败对米糠谷蛋白功能性质的影响。结果表明:米糠谷蛋白羰基含量随贮藏时间延长而增加,表明米糠谷蛋白在贮藏过程中发生了氧化;随着贮藏时间的延长,米糠谷蛋白溶解性下降了40%;米糠谷蛋白持水性、持油性、起泡能力、泡沫稳定性、乳化性和乳化稳定性则随着贮藏时间延长均先上升后下降,其中持水性和持油性分别在贮藏3d和1d后达到最大值,分别为212.61%和657.25%;起泡能力和乳化性均在贮藏1d后达到最大值,分别为75.06%和76.27m2/g,泡沫稳定性和乳化稳定性则在贮藏3d后达到最大值,分别为69.30%和20.60min。表明米糠短期贮藏可提高谷蛋白功能性质,而长期贮藏则会降低。     

方便米饭品质特性与原料适应性的研究

精选37个品种稻米制作方便米饭,分析原料大米的成分、蒸煮品质、质构性质以及方便米饭的感官品质之间的关系。结果表明,质构仪指标中弹性与感官指标中的弹性显著正相关,咀嚼性与软硬度呈显著正相关,大米成分中的直链淀粉含量和蛋白质含量与方便米饭的软硬度有显著负相关性,与方便米饭颜色呈正相关,利用TPA实验和食味计可以快速辅助感官评价实验对方便米饭感官品质进行评价。选用直链淀粉含量低,蛋白质含量低,吸水率和体积膨胀率小的大米品种制作的方便米饭感官品质较好。      

糙米储藏水分对糊化特性的影响

对13.5%、14.5%、15.5%、16.5%水分条件下储藏的糙米进行定期的RVA测定,糙米放入温度设定为25℃的恒温箱中储藏,储藏时间为6个月,每30d检测一次。结果表明：不同水分储藏样品的峰值粘度随着储藏时间延长不断增加,储藏水分越高,峰值粘度上升越快;水分、时间对峰值粘度影响极显著（p〈0.01）;峰值粘度与储藏时间、水分呈极显著二元线性关系。储藏样品的最低粘度随着储藏时间延长不断增加,水分含量越高最低粘度越高;水分、时间影响极显著;最低粘度与储藏时间、水分呈极显著二元线性关系。不同水分储藏样品的崩解值随着储藏时间延长变化不同;水分、时间影响显著性分别为0.029、0.000;回归方程显示,低水分储藏崩解值随着储藏时间延长而升高,高水分储藏崩解值与时间则成显著一元二次方程的关系。水分、时间对最终粘度影响显著性为0.000;最终粘度随时间、水分变化经曲线拟合呈显著二元线性关系,回归方程显著。储藏期间,糙米回生值随时间延长显著上升,储藏后期趋于下降;方差分析显示时间对回生值影响极显著,水分影响不显著,不同水分样品与储藏时间均呈极显著一元二次方程关系。含水率越高,糙米食味品质保持越好。     

稻米储藏期间的品质变化与储藏方法

该文主要综述了稻米、糙米在不同的储藏条件下脂肪酸、发芽率、黏性等品质的变化,并介绍了多种较为合适的储藏方法。