Brown Rice

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Milling

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Rice Milling Technology to Produce Brown Rice

      • V. Eyarkai Nambi, Annamalai Manickavasagan, S. Shahir

      Pages 3-21

3. Physical and Chemical Properties

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23

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   2. Variations in Brown Rice Quality Among Cultivars

      • Shabir Ahmad Mir, Manzoor Ahmad Shah, Sowriappan John Don Bosco

      Pages 25-44

   3. Engineering Properties of Brown Rice from Selected Indian Varieties

      • V. R. Sinija, S. Sulochana, M. S. Shwetha

      Pages 45-65

   4. Brown Rice Flour Rheology

      • Shumaila Jan, H. A. Pushpadass, D. C. Saxena, R. P. Kingsly Ambrose

      Pages 67-78

   5. Physicochemical Characteristics of Rice Bran

      • M. N. Lavanya, N. Venkatachalapathy, Annamalai Manickavasagan

      Pages 79-90

4. Nutritional and Health Benefits

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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   2. Chemical and Nutritional Properties of Brown Rice

      • Sila Bhattacharya

      Pages 93-110

   3. Medicinal and Health Benefits of Brown Rice

      • Shruti Pandey, K. R. Lijini, A. Jayadeep

      Pages 111-122

   4. Glycaemic Properties of Brown Rice

      • S. Shobana, M. Jayanthan, V. Sudha, R. Unnikrishnan, R. M. Anjana, V. Mohan

      Pages 123-133

   5. Nutritional and Health Benefits of Rice Bran Oil

      • Amanat Ali, Sankar Devarajan

      Pages 135-158

   6. Microbial Association in Brown Rice and Their Influence on Human Health

      • P. Panneerselvam, Asish K. Binodh, Upendra Kumar, T. Sugitha, A. Anandan

      Pages 159-181

5. Value Addition

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183

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   2. Germinated Brown Rice

      • Shabir Ahmad Mir, Manzoor Ahmad Shah, Annamalai Manickavasagan

      Pages 185-201

   3. Value-Added Products from Brown Rice

      • Shabir Ahmad Mir, Manzoor Ahmad Shah, Idrees Ahmed Wani

      Pages 203-214

6. Storage

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215

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   2. Extending Shelf Life of Brown Rice Using Infrared Heating

      • Chandrasekar Venkitasamy, Zhongli Pan

      Pages 217-243

   3. Storage Entomology of Brown Rice

      • M. Loganathan, J. Alice R. P. Sujeetha, R. Meenatchi

      Pages 245-251

This book provides a broad-based foundation of knowledge about brown rice, including the latest information on health benefits and disease prevention resulting from consumption of brown rice, and information on consumer knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards brown rice. It is the first book of its kind to provide a comprehensive review of current brown rice science and technology, regulatory/policy issues, dietary intake, consumer interest and health promotion.


The edited volume focuses on the latest developments in breeding varieties for high quality brown rice, varietal variations, defects, milling, cooking quality, eating quality, post-harvest management and methods to improve shelf life. Contributing authors address the physical, chemical, engineering, nutritional and glycemic qualities of brown rice in different chapters. Authors also discuss the physiological functions of brown rice in vivo and radical scavenging activity, emphasizing their impo
rtance to growers, technologists and consumers, and providing insight into future advances. 

This comprehensive collection benefits scientists, nutritionists, dieticians, diabetic educators, and professionals in the food industry. The information covered is valuable for food scientists and technologists working to develop new brown rice products and enhancing the taste, quality, and health profile of brown rice.

• health benefits of whole grains
• breeding techniques of brown rice
• physical and engineering properties of brown rice
• chemical and nutritional properties of brown rice
• processing, storage, and marketing of brown rice

• School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada

  Annamalai Manickavasagan

• College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

  Chandini Santhakumar

• Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur, India

  N. Venkatachalapathy

Dr. Annamalai Manickavasagan, PhD, P.Eng (Canada)   obtained his PhD in Biosystems engineering from the University of Manitoba, Canada. At present, he is an Associate Professor at the University of Guelph, Canada. He has published more than 50 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and edited 4 books. He has supervised more than 10 postgraduate students (PhD and MSc). He is the Founder and President of Whole Grains Research Foundation in India. Through this foundation, he is promoting the whole grains research in Asia region. He has organized several conferences, symposiums and workshops in whole grains. 

Dr. Chandini Shantha Kumar, PhD, obtained her PhD (Food Science) from the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR), Mysore, India. She has 11 years of research experience in several organizations at various capacities. She has several publications in internationally reputed journals and a book chapter. Besides her research experience,

she has also worked as a Nutrition consultant. 

Dr. Venkatachalapathy Natarajan, PhD, received his PhD from the Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram, India. At present, he is working as Associate Professor and Head, Department of Food Engineering at the Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Thanjavur, an autonomous Institution under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India. He is a Life member of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers and Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India). The primary focus of his recent research work has been directed towards addressing the improvement of farmers and primary processors at farm level. This includes development of gadgets for increasing the income level of farmers and processors at farm level. Also, his research interest is on development of novel technologies for production of quality rice and energy efficient drying of farm produce.

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