Effect of fertiliser on functional properties of flour from four rice varieties grown in Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: Fertiliser is an essential agro‐chemical input in modern rice farming. Fertiliser affects the grain quality and yield of rice. Although much research has been carried out to investigate the influence of fertiliser (recommended NPK addition) on yield and quality of rice grain, little is known about the effect of fertiliser on thermal, pasting, gelling and retrogradation properties of rice flour. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of recommended fertilisation on functional properties of rice flour from four popular high yielding rice varieties grown in Sri Lanka. RESULTS: Fertiliser (recommended NPK addition) increased the protein content but reduced the apparent amylose content in rice flour except in BG 357. Swelling power and amylose leaching of rice flour were also increased. Pasting onset temperature, cold paste viscosity and setback were increased but peak viscosity and granular breakdown decreased. In response to the fertiliser application, gelatinisation peak temperature was reduced in all varieties except BG 300. However, compared to pasting properties, gelatinisation parameters were not much affected by fertilisation. The extent of amylopectin retrogradation was decreased by fertiliser in BG 305 and BG 352 but unchanged in the other two varieties. Except in BG 305, fertiliser reduced the gel hardness of rice flour but increased the gel cohesiveness. CONCLUSION: It is apparent that the increased protein and reduced amylose content caused by fertiliser affect the functional properties of rice flour. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

Quality Evaluation of Milled Aromatic Rice from India, Thailand, and the United States

Five aromatic and two nonaromatic milled rice samples were used to compare the quality of U.S. produced aromatic rice with that of India and Thailand. Jasmine (Thailand) was whiter than all other rice samples tested. Della rice samples (U.S.) were not as white as Basmati (India). Della AR (Arkansas) was less red and less yellow than Della LA (Louisiana). While the uncooked kernels of Della were as long as Basmati or Jasmine, the greater length: width ratio caused Basmati to appear longer than Della. Della and Jasmine were greater than Basmati in 1000 kernel weight. Della samples were classified as having intermediate to high intermediate gelatinization temperature, medium gel consistency, intermediate amylose content and cooking quality, which are characteristic of typical U.S. long grain nonaromatic rice. A sensory panel could not detect a flavor difference between Della AR and either Basmati or Jasmine.     

Crystallinity and Rheological Properties of Pregelatinized Rice Starches Differing in Amylose Content

Three rice starches with different amylose contents (Glutinous: 1.4%, Jasmine: 15.0% and Chiang: 20.2%) were pregelatinized in a double drum dryer at 110, 117 and 123°C. Starch crystallinity was determined by X‐ray diffractometry and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry. Rheological properties were assessed by a Rapid Visco Analyser (RVA) and rheometer. Pregelatinized starches obtained from Glutinous (PGS) and Jasmine rice (PJS) gave an RVA pasting profile with cold peak viscosity. At drum temperature 110°C, PGS and PJS showed X‐ray patterns that were indicative of amorphous structures. However, pregelatinized Chiang rice starch (PCS) exhibited RVA hot peak viscosity and the presence of an amylose‐lipid complex with remaining granule structure. The PCS had a lower water absorption index (WAI) and water solubility index (WSI) than PJS and PGS. After pregelatinization at increased drum temperature (117, 123°C), the PGS had a lower WAI, whereas PCS showed an opposite trend indicating lower degree of granule disruption. In addition, the cold peak viscosity of PGS and PJS decreased with increasing drum temperature. For all drum temperatures, the apparent viscosity at 25°C for PGS and PJS decreased with increasing shear rate, indicating shear‐thinning behavior.     

两种香米在不同温度储存过程中理化性质和食用品质的变化

以‘稻花香二号’和‘茉莉’大米为对象,从理化性质、质构特性、蒸煮特性和糊化特性4 个角度分析了香米在15 ℃、室温（约20～25 ℃）和37 ℃储存过程的品质变化,以期为优质大米的实际储存和流通过程提供理论依据。结果表明,在不同温度储藏期间,香米的各品质特性均发生明显改变,且温度越高,变化幅度越大。其中,‘茉莉’大米在储存过程中的水分质量分数、蛋白质量分数、巯基质量分数、L*值、a*值、米汤pH值的下降幅度以及硬度的增加幅度均大于‘稻花香二号’大米。‘稻花香二号’大米的直链淀粉质量分数、b*值和膨胀率增加幅度均大于‘茉莉’大米。香米在储藏期间,黏着性不断下降,而吸水率和糊化温度不断提高。香米在15 ℃条件下回复性变化不显著,而在其他温度条件下显著上升（P＜0.05）。‘稻花香二号’大米的弹性总体变化不显著,而‘茉莉’大米呈下降趋势。‘茉莉’大米在储藏期间咀嚼性更稳定。结合咀嚼性、峰值黏度和崩解值分析,37 ℃分别储藏120 d和180 d后,‘稻花香二号’大米和‘茉莉’大米的食味性达到最佳,且储藏结束后‘茉莉’大米的食味性高于‘稻花香二号’大米。     

Physicochemical properties of KDML 105 rice cultivar from different cultivated locations in Thailand

BACKGROUND: The eating quality of KDML 105 rice cultivar, or Jasmine rice, differs greatly based on its cultivated location. Classifying KDML 105 rice according to its cultivated location could help in understanding the different characteristics of rice which affect its eating quality. RESULTS: The pasting and calorimetric properties of KDML 105 rice from eight locations where Jasmine rice is cultivated were determined using a Rapid Visco Analyzer (RVA) and Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied in order to classify the cultivated locations of KDML 105 according to their pasting and calorimetric properties. PCA yielded four factors which accounted for 92.7% of the total explained variance. KDML 105 rice cultivated in different locations was subdivided into five areas: (1) the upper central region; (2) the upper northeast region; (3) the lower northeast region; (4) the lower central/northeast region; and (5) the lower northern region and the upper north‐east region. These groups agreed well with the classification of favourable planting areas for Jasmine rice in Thailand. The less favourable cultivated areas correlated either with breakdown and setback or thermal properties. The most favourable locations for quality Jasmine rice in Thailand were correlated with peak viscosity, trough and final viscosity. CONCLUSION: The location of KDML 105 rice cultivation had an impact on cooked rice quality. Pasting and thermal properties of gelatinisation and retrogradation parameters could be used to explain the quality of KDML 105 rice cultivated in different locations. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

Structure‐Viscosity Relationships for Thai Rice Starches

The viscosities of five Thai rice starches with different amylose contents were measured by rotational rheometry and using a Rapid Visco Analyser. The viscosity response was interpreted in terms of the swelling volume and the structural properties of the granule determined by calorimetry, infrared spectroscopy and X‐ray diffraction. It was found that the waxy rice starches had a higher swelling volume resulting in a higher viscosity than the other rice classes. Critical concentrations for close packing, identified from the concentration where the flow behaviour departs from Newtonian, were 2.5%, 1.5% and 1.10% for the high amylose, medium amylose and waxy rice starch, respectively. An exception to this was a commercial high amylose starch that had a critical concentration similar to the medium amylose category. This was ex‐plained in terms of a relatively higher loss of short‐range molecular order on gelatini‐sation as shown by FTIR for this starch. Medium amylose Jasmine rice starch, extracted from rice that had been aged for 5 months, showed differences in granule size, crystallinity, pasting profile and enthalpy of gelatinisation when compared with the results for starch extracted from freshly harvested rice. This was provisionally interpreted in terms of granule damage during the extraction process, though more work would be required to confirm this interpretation.     

Relationship between the structure,physicochemical properties and in vitro digestibility of rice starches with different amylose contents

The in vitro digestibility and molecular and crystalline structures of rice starches (Long-grain, Arborio, Calrose, and Glutinous) differing in amylose content were investigated and the relationship between the structure and in vitro digestibility of starch was studied. Long-grain showed the highest amylose content (27.2%), whereas Glutinous showed the lowest amylose content (4.2%). Long-grain had the highest average amylopectin branch chain length (18.8) and proportion (8.7%) of long branch chains (DP ≥ 37), and the lowest proportion (26.9%) of short branch chains (DP 6–12). Among the non-waxy rice starches (Long-grain, Arborio, and Calrose), Calrose had the lowest average chain length (17.7) and the lowest proportion (7.1%) of long branch chains (DP ≥ 37). The relative crystallinity of rice starch followed the order: Glutinous (33.5%) > Calrose (31.4%) > Arborio (31.0%) > Long-grain (29.9%). Long-grain had the highest gelatinization temperature and the lowest gelatinization temperature range, whereas Glutinous showed the highest gelatinization temperature range and gelatinization enthalpy. Arborio had the highest melting enthalpy for amylose–lipid complex among the tested rice starches. Pasting temperature, setback, and final viscosity increased with increasing amylose content, whereas the peak viscosity and breakdown showed negative correlations with amylose content. The rapidly digestible starch (RDS) content of the tested rice starches followed the order: Glutinous (71.4%) > Calrose (52.2%) > Arborio (48.4%) > Long-grain (39.4%). Contrary to this, the slowly digestible starch (SDS) and resistant starch (RS) contents showed an opposite trend compared to RDS. Digestibility (RDS, SDS, and RS) of the rice starches was significantly correlated (p ≤ 0.05) with amylose content, proportions of DP 6–12 and DP 13–24, relative crystallinity, intensity ratio (of 1047 cm⁻¹ to 1022 cm⁻¹ from Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), swelling factor, amylose leaching, onset temperature of gelatinization, gelatinization temperature range, gelatinization enthalpy, pasting temperature, peak viscosity, breakdown, setback, and final viscosity.     

Effect of ozone treatment on physicochemical properties of waxy rice flour and waxy rice starch

The effect of ozone treatment on physicochemical properties of waxy rice flour and waxy rice starch was investigated. Results showed that ozone treatment increased the pasting viscosity of waxy rice flour. Compared with untreated waxy rice flour, the peak viscosities of waxy rice flour for 0.5, 1 and 2 h of ozone treatments were increased by 27.4%, 32.8% and 45.5%, respectively. The alpha‐amylase in waxy rice flour was inactivated during the treatment. The gelatinisation temperature and enthalpy of waxy rice flour were kept unchanged after the treatment. For waxy rice starch, pasting viscosity, swelling power and molecular weight were increased after 0.5 h of treatment, but decreased as treatment time extended. The ozone treatment decreased gelatinisation temperature and enthalpy of waxy rice starch.     

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.     

复配粉理化性质与米线质构性质关系的研究

将粳米粉与绿豆淀粉按照一定比例进行混合,得到粳米粉和绿豆淀粉的复配粉体系,并测定了复配粉体系的溶胀性质、糊化性质、凝胶质构性质和拉伸性质,研究了复配米粉体系的拉伸性质与米线质构性质的关系。结果表明:随着绿豆淀粉添加量比例的增加,复配米粉体系的总直链淀粉含量、可溶性直链淀粉含量和不溶性直链淀粉含量明显增加,峰值黏度、谷值黏度、末值黏度、硬度也显著性增加,咀嚼性、拉伸强度和表观弹性模量显著增加,85℃下的溶解度和膨润力显著上升;糊化温度显著降低;衰减值和回生值分别比粳米粉高了33.73 RVU和50.60 RVU;与单一体系相比,由复配粉体系制成的米线呈现较好的硬度、弹性、韧性、蒸煮性和物理性质。当绿豆淀粉∶粳米粉为1∶1时,其制得的米粉的质构性质最好。     

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     

Effect of γ-ray irradiation on starch granule structure and physicochemical properties of rice

Irradiation, an effective method to change starch structure and its functionalities, was carried out before traditional air-drying. Effect of irradiation on the structural and physicochemical properties of rice starch and contrast with that of non-irradiated and traditional air-dried rice was studied in this research. Micrology observation of microstructure of starch, at outer and inner layer rice endosperm, showed that the starch granules would be destroyed by gamma irradiation, and the breakage was increased with increasing dose. Effect of gamma irradiation on microstructures of inner endosperm was greater than that of outer endosperm. Chemistry examination and RVA rice viscosity analysis were carried out on the air-dried rice. Apparent amylose content, gel consistency and gelatinisation temperature were all affected by irradiation pre-treatment. Apparent amylose content was decreased, and gel consistency and gelatinisation temperature were increased with increasing dose. These affects generally related to the changes of starch structure. With the analysis of RVA, six major parameters of starch pasting properties, peak viscosity (PKV), hot pasting viscosity (HPV), cool pasting viscosity (CPV), setback (CPV minus PKV), breakdown (PKV minus HPV), and peak time (PKT), were significant decreased with the increasing dose by different velocity. There were high correlation coefficient between dose and individual major parameters of starch pasting properties (range from 0.961 to 0.998). These changes of pasting properties were also due to the breakage of starch granules caused by gamma irradiation.     

Effects of oligosaccharides on phase transition temperatures and rheological characteristics of waxy rice starch dispersion

BACKGROUND: The creation of starch‐based foods incorporated with functional ingredients such as probiotics is of great current interest in the food industry. This study aimed to investigate the effects of prebiotic oligosaccharides on the phase transition temperatures and rheological characteristics of waxy rice starch dispersions. Four oligosaccharides were applied to the rice starch dispersions: chitooligosaccharides, fructooligosaccharides, isomaltooligosaccharides and xylooligosaccharides. RESULTS: The addition of 125 g kg^?1 oligosaccharides elevated the onset and peak temperatures for gelatinisation of 200–400 g kg^?1 waxy rice starch dispersions. The temperature of the storage modulus (G′) for gelatinisation increased markedly on adding fructooligosaccharides to 200–300 g kg^?1 waxy rice starch. For gelatinisation of 300 g kg^?1 rice starch dispersion the effectiveness of the oligosaccharides in changing the above parameters was as follows: chitooligosaccharides > fructooligosaccharides > isomaltooligosaccharides > xylooligosaccharides. Moreover, their effectiveness was dependent on the amylose content, as illustrated by comparing waxy and non‐waxy rice starches (amylose contents 9–256 g kg^?1). Importantly, the logarithmic G′₉₅ change was linearly and negatively correlated with amylose content. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that oligosaccharide‐containing rice starch dispersions may potentially be used for the formulation of oligosaccharide‐containing starchy functional foods owing to the rheological changes of these starch dispersions. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

糙米发芽前后营养成分的变化及其对发芽糙米糊化特性的影响

选用24个糙米品种为原料制备发芽糙米,研究发芽过程中主要营养成分的变化,以及营养成分变化对发芽糙米糊化特性的影响。结果表明,糙米发芽后,总淀粉含量极显著下降(P0.01),可溶性蛋白、纤维素和γ-氨基丁酸的含量极显著上升(P0.01),直链淀粉、总蛋白和粗脂肪含量变化不显著(P0.05)。发芽糙米峰值黏度、最低黏度、最终黏度和回生值与直链淀粉含量呈极显著的正相关(P0.01),与支链淀粉含量、支链淀粉/直链淀粉呈极显著的负相关(P0.01);峰值时间也与直链淀粉含量呈极显著的正相关(P0.01),与支链淀粉、支链淀粉/直链淀粉呈显著负相关(P0.05)。此外,发芽糙米峰值黏度与总蛋白含量呈极显著的负相关(P0.01),最低黏度、最终黏度和回生值也与总蛋白的含量呈显著负相关(P0.05)。     

Changes in kernel properties,in situ gelatinization,and physicochemical properties of waxy rice with inhibition of starch branching enzyme during cooking

The kernel properties, gelatinisation and physicochemical properties of rice were investigated in a waxy rice Guang-ling-xiang-nuo (GLXN) and its transgenic line GLXN-RNAi with inhibition of starch branching enzyme I/IIb. The volume swelling, water content and leached material of cooked kernels increased with increasing cooking time, but they were lower in GLXN-RNAi than in GLXN. The kernels of GLXN-RNAi were more difficultly gelatinised and disrupted than those of GLXN during cooking. The starch in the exterior of GLXN-RNAi endosperm was not completely gelatinised. The C_A-type starch of GLXN-RNAi was more resistant to cooking than A-type starch of GLXN. The cooked kernels of GLXN-RNAi had lower rapidly digestible starch and greater slowly digestible starch than those of GLXN. Brown rice flour had higher peak, hot, final and setback viscosities and lower breakdown viscosity in GLXN than GLXN-RNAi. These results indicated that GLXN-RNAi kernels exhibited great potential in applications as health foods.     

损伤淀粉含量对米粉理化性质的影响

采用不同粉碎方法得到损伤淀粉含量不同的米粉,研究了损伤淀粉含量对米粉性质的影响。结果表明随着损伤淀粉含量的增加,米粉的总直链淀粉没有明显差异,可溶性直链淀粉和溶解度显著升高,溶胀度变化不大而透明度则显著降低。快速黏度分析(RVA)表明糊化温度由89.2℃降低到86.2℃,回生值由89.58 RVU降低到59.33 RVU,峰值黏度由139.29 RVU降低到85.08 RVU,谷值黏度由103.67 RVU降低到49.04 RVU,末值黏度由180.67 RVU降低到108.38 RVU。损伤淀粉含量9.05%米粉的衰减值最低。糊化后米粉凝胶的硬度和弹性显著降低。     

Physicochemical,Textural, Pasting,and In Vitro Digestion Properties of Some Basmati and Non-Basmati Rice Cultivars

Grain quality attribute tests based on physicochemical, textural, pasting, and in vitro digestion properties of eight different rice cultivars were studied. Basmati varieties showed higher values of amylose content, iodine absorption, blue value, hardness, cohesiveness, pasting temperature, and set back, whereas swelling power, solubility, adhesiveness, peak viscosity, and breakdown values were found to be higher in non-basmati varieties. The release of maltose from basmati rice flour (23.12–25.86 mg/g rice flour) was found to be slower as compared to non-basmati ones (27.43–28.36 mg/g rice flour). Amylose content showed significant correlations with different quality parameters at 5% level of significance.     

Physical,thermal and structural properties of rice starch as affected by the addition of bamboo shoot shell fibres

The effects of different bamboo shoot shell fibre (BSSF) content (1, 2, 5 and 10%, w/w) on the physical, thermal and structural properties of rice starch were investigated. BSSFs significantly affected the properties of rice starch by competitive water absorption and hydrogen bonding. With increased BSSF content, the breakdown value and pasting temperature of rice starch were increased, whereas the peak viscosity, final viscosity and setback value were decreased. Thermodynamic results showed that the gelatinisation temperature and gelatinisation enthalpy of rice starch were significantly increased by the 5% and 10% BSSFs. Furthermore, BSSFs interconnected with amylose through hydrogen bonds to restrain gel-structure formation, thereby resulting in low storage modulus and loss modulus of rice starch paste. A loose structure of rice starch supplemented with 10% BSSFs was clearly visible, exhibiting the minimum values of hardness (32.12 ± 4.47 g) and adhesiveness (64.70 ± 17.32 g). Moreover, BSSFs increased the amount of short-range ordered structures but had no effect on the crystal type of rice starch. These results may contribute to the manufacture and development of fibre-enriched starchy products.     

Evaluation of Vitreous and Starchy Syrian Durum (Triticum Durum) Wheat Grains: The Effect of Amylose Content on Starch Characteristics and Flour Pasting Properties

The physiochemical composition of durum wheat cultivars was studied in order to investigate the influence of vitreousness on the chemical composition of starch and its thermal and pasting properties. Six durum wheat lines were chosen and grown in northern Syria. Grains of each cultivar were visually sorted according to the degree of vitreousness into fully vitreous and fully starchy fractions. Amylose/amylopectin ratio and total starch was determined using Megazyme methods, while thermal and pasting properties were determined using DSC and RVA. Starchy kernels were higher in total starch than vitreous kernels but showed a decreased amylose content. Negative linear relations were found between amylose content, and both peak viscosity and breakdown. Trends in variation of gelatinisation characteristics were observed between vitreous and starchy kernels from the same cultivar, with higher total enthalpy being associated with starchy grains compared with vitreous grains of the same line.     

施氮量和直播密度对稻米食味品质和淀粉结构的影响

为了明确直播条件下软米粳稻与常规粳稻食味品质与淀粉结构差异特征及其对氮肥和密度的响应变化.本研究以软米粳稻南粳9108和常规粳稻丰粳3227为供试材料,设置3个施氮量(0、150和300 kg hm-2)和3个密度(90×104、180×104和360×104 hm-2),研究施氮量和密度及其互作对水稻食味品质和淀粉结...