Abstract:
To achieve high-quality brown rice with a balance of nutritional composition and eating quality, this study used the Suijing 18 rice variety as raw material to analyze the impact of different milling degrees on the nutritional composition and eating quality of brown rice. The dehulled rice was milled to varying degrees, yielding brown rice samples with milling degrees of 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10%, with Suijing 18 polished rice serving as the control, analyzing changes in the residual bran rate, vitamin, amino acid content, and eating quality, such as taste score, under different milling degrees. Based on this, Pearson correlation analysis between the eating quality of brown rice and its nutritional composition, cooking quality, and other indicators was conducted. The results indicated that, compared to Suijing 18 polished rice, the residual bran rate of brown rice was significantly higher (
P<0.05), and both nutritional composition and taste scores gradually decreased. As the milling degree increased, the residual bran rate gradually decreased. When the milling degree was 4% and the residual bran rate was 60%, the retention rates of nutritional components in brown rice, such as protein, vitamin B
1, and lysine, were 88.58%, 80.03%, and 62.07%, respectively, with a taste score of 70, and the cooked rice had a moderate texture and the characteristic aroma of rice. When the milling degree reached 10%, the taste score reached 80, not significantly different from polished rice (
P>0.05), but the content of nutritional components was still significantly higher than that of polished rice (
P<0.05). Correlation analysis showed that the milling degree of brown rice was positively correlated with taste score, viscosity, elasticity, water absorption rate, and expansion rate, the correlation was greater than 0.95, and negatively correlated with residual bran rate and protein content, the correlation was not less than 0.96. Therefore, improving indicators such as residual bran rate and protein content can further enhance the eating quality of brown rice.