Physical properties of four rice cultivars grown in Indian temperate region

Setting up of non-standard unit operations could result in cracking of rice grains during milling, leading to accumulation of broken rice and generation of inferior quality product. Therefore, it is very much important to study physical properties of rice for designing of appropriate rice processing...

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Main Authors: Nafiya Qadir, Idrees Ahmed Wani
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Applied Food Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772502223000197
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description Setting up of non-standard unit operations could result in cracking of rice grains during milling, leading to accumulation of broken rice and generation of inferior quality product. Therefore, it is very much important to study physical properties of rice for designing of appropriate rice processing machinery that would minimise post-harvest losses during milling operation. Hence, the present investigation was aimed to study physical properties of four rice cultivars (SR-4, K-39, Mushq Budij and pigmented) grown in Kashmir. Brown and polished rice variants of the four cultivars were studied for grain dimensions, equivalent diameter (ED), geometric mean diameter (GMD), arithmetic mean diameter (AMD), volume, surface area, sphericity, aspect ratio, bulk density (BD), true density (TD), porosity, thousand kernel weight, static coefficient of friction and colour. In general, polishing of rice led to significant (p<0.05) reduction in grain dimensions, volume, surface area, thousand kernel weight (TKW), ‘a’ and ‘b’ values and static coefficient of friction (SCOF). However, there was increase in sphericity, porosity and ‘L’ values of rice kernels after polishing. Amongst cultivars, brown SR-4 rice had the largest length (6.36 mm), GMD (3.30 mm) and AMD (3.73 mm), respectively. However, polished K-39 rice had the highest BD (790.0 kg/m3), TD (1540.0 kg/m3) and porosity (48.70) amongst cultivars. Moreover, unpolished pigmented rice had the highest TKW (23.03 g). In addition, the minimum SCOF was observed when rice kernels were allowed to slide through glass surface with the lowest value observed for pigmented variety (0.40). The present research will be beneficial in fabricating machines for rice processing industry which would be helpful in eliminating post-harvest losses that occur during milling operation.
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spelling doaj.art-a202df21c51145858883b40a9611d25e2023-06-15T04:57:42ZengElsevierApplied Food Research2772-50222023-06-0131100280Physical properties of four rice cultivars grown in Indian temperate regionNafiya Qadir0Idrees Ahmed Wani1Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, 190006, IndiaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, 190006, IndiaSetting up of non-standard unit operations could result in cracking of rice grains during milling, leading to accumulation of broken rice and generation of inferior quality product. Therefore, it is very much important to study physical properties of rice for designing of appropriate rice processing machinery that would minimise post-harvest losses during milling operation. Hence, the present investigation was aimed to study physical properties of four rice cultivars (SR-4, K-39, Mushq Budij and pigmented) grown in Kashmir. Brown and polished rice variants of the four cultivars were studied for grain dimensions, equivalent diameter (ED), geometric mean diameter (GMD), arithmetic mean diameter (AMD), volume, surface area, sphericity, aspect ratio, bulk density (BD), true density (TD), porosity, thousand kernel weight, static coefficient of friction and colour. In general, polishing of rice led to significant (p<0.05) reduction in grain dimensions, volume, surface area, thousand kernel weight (TKW), ‘a’ and ‘b’ values and static coefficient of friction (SCOF). However, there was increase in sphericity, porosity and ‘L’ values of rice kernels after polishing. Amongst cultivars, brown SR-4 rice had the largest length (6.36 mm), GMD (3.30 mm) and AMD (3.73 mm), respectively. However, polished K-39 rice had the highest BD (790.0 kg/m3), TD (1540.0 kg/m3) and porosity (48.70) amongst cultivars. Moreover, unpolished pigmented rice had the highest TKW (23.03 g). In addition, the minimum SCOF was observed when rice kernels were allowed to slide through glass surface with the lowest value observed for pigmented variety (0.40). The present research will be beneficial in fabricating machines for rice processing industry which would be helpful in eliminating post-harvest losses that occur during milling operation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772502223000197Brown ricePolished ricePhysical propertiesColourThousand kernel weight
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Physical properties of four rice cultivars grown in Indian temperate region
Applied Food Research
Brown rice
Polished rice
Physical properties
Colour
Thousand kernel weight
title Physical properties of four rice cultivars grown in Indian temperate region
title_full Physical properties of four rice cultivars grown in Indian temperate region
title_fullStr Physical properties of four rice cultivars grown in Indian temperate region
title_full_unstemmed Physical properties of four rice cultivars grown in Indian temperate region
title_short Physical properties of four rice cultivars grown in Indian temperate region
title_sort physical properties of four rice cultivars grown in indian temperate region
topic Brown rice
Polished rice
Physical properties
Colour
Thousand kernel weight
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