2004 Volume 66 Issue 3 Pages 51-58
Quality characteristics of brown rice husked with a roll-type husker and an impeller-type husker were examined. Brown rice husked with a roll-type husker and an impeller-type husker was stored, and the influence of the difference in husking systems on the quality of brown rice after storage was investigated. Greater percentage of embryo-removed rice and broken rice were found in brown rice husked with an impeller-type husker than in brown rice husked with a roll-type husker. Vigor rate, germination rate, whiteness, and translucency after storage of brown rice husked with an impeller-type husker were much less than those of brown rice husked with a roll-type husker, and free fat acidity after storage of brown rice husked with an impeller-type husker was much higher than that of brown rice husked with a roll-type husker. The results indicate that an impeller-type husker is not suitable for husking brown rice to be stored.
