Comparison of Rice Flour Pasting Properties using Brabender Viscoamylograph and Rapid Visco Analyser for Evaluating Cooked Rice Texture

Pasting properties of ten Thai rice varieties, with amylose contents in the range of 16 to 33% and stored at 10, 30 and 40 °C for six months were compared using the Brabender Viscoamylograph (VAG) and the Rapid Visco Analyser (RVA) for evaluating the texture of cooked rice. Linear correlations between pasting temperature and viscosity parameters based on RVA showed a different pattern than those based on VAG with high negative correlation coefficients between the peak and breakdown viscosities. Both RVA and VAG indicated peak viscosity to be positively correlated with breakdown viscosity, and negatively with the setback viscosity. Setback and consistency viscosities correlated with each other in both instruments but indicating a negative correlation with breakdown viscosity in VAG only. Pasting temperature determined by VAG and RVA did not show good correlations for rice sample stored at different temperatures neither for individual nor for combined data. Only peak, breakdown and setback viscosities showed significant correlations in the overall data (r > 0.496). The VAG measurements performed better than the RVA in the development of predictive models for evaluating the hardness and adhesiveness of cooked rice based on instrumental texture profile analysis. The springiness and cohesiveness of cooked rice could not be estimated from the pasting properties of rice flour determined by both VAG and RVA. Results showed that both VAG and RVA could be used for evaluating the texture of cooked rice despite the differences in the measurements of the pasting properties of milled rice flours.