Physico-chemical and cooking characteristics of some rice varieties

Some physicochemical and cooking characteristics corresponding to different varieties and commercial samples of rice were analysed. Some mechanical properties determined by both, the viscoelastograf and the Instrom Universal Food Testing Machine were also analysed. Gelatinization time (Gt), gelatini...

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Veröffentlicht in:Brazilian archives of biology and technology 2004-03, Vol.47 (1), p.71-76
Hauptverfasser: González, Rolando J.(Universidad Nacional del Litoral), Livore, Alberto(Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria), Pons, Brigitte(Centre de Coopération International en Reserche Agronomique pour le Développment Départements des Cultures Annuelles)
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Zusammenfassung:Some physicochemical and cooking characteristics corresponding to different varieties and commercial samples of rice were analysed. Some mechanical properties determined by both, the viscoelastograf and the Instrom Universal Food Testing Machine were also analysed. Gelatinization time (Gt), gelatinization endotherm and amylose content were determined. The results showed that there was a very good correlation between gelatinization temperature and Gt, while no noticeable correlation among others phsycochemical characteristics was observed. Regarding the mechanical properties, both methods permited to show significant differences among most of the samples. However, when the samples order obtained with hardness (Instrom) values was compared with that corresponding to firmness (Viscoelastograf) values, some discrepancies were observed. This could be attributable to the number of grains and the cooking time used in each method. There was good linear correlation between hardness and amylose content. On the contrary, none of the viscoelastograf parameters are correlated well with amylose. An interesting point was that the slope of the regression line obtained between firmness and cooking time could be utilised as a measure of cooking resistance of each sample and was related to the rate of water absorption. Oito variedades e quatro amostras comerciais de arroz de boa qualidade foram analisadas com relação a algumas características físico-químicas e de cozimento. Algumas propriedades mecânicas foram avaliadas utilizando-se tanto o viscoamilógrafo como o equipamento Instron (Instron Universal Testing Machine), tais como, o tempo de gelatinização (Gt), a endoterma de gelatinização e o conteúdo de amilose. Os resultados mostraram que existe uma boa correlação entre a temperatura de gelatinização e Gt, contudo não foi observada correlação relevante entre outras características físico-químicas. Em relação às propriedades mecânicas, ambos os métodos permitiram mostrar significantes diferenças entre algumas amostras. Existe uma boa correlação linear entre dureza e conteúdo de amilose, por outro lado, nenhum dos parâmetros viscoelastográficos apresentaram boa correlação com a amilose. Um ponto interessante é que a inclinação da reta de correlação linear obtida entre firmeza e tempo de cozimento pode ser utilizada como uma medida da resistência ao cozimento de cada amostra e relacionada à taxa de absorção de água.
ISSN:1516-8913
1516-8913
1678-4324
DOI:10.1590/S1516-89132004000100010