RICE SCIENCE ›› 2009, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (3): 226-234 .DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6308(08)60083-9

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Chemical, Sensorial and Rheological Properties of a New Organic Rice Bran Beverage

Gerson Luis FACCIN, Leila do Nascimento VIEIRA, Letícia Adélia MIOTTo,
Pedro Luiz Manique BARRETO, Edna Regina AMANTE   

  1. Department of Food Science and Technology, University Federal of the Santa Catarina, Rod Admar Gonzaga, 1346 – Itacorubi Florianópolis, SC, CEP 88034001, Brazil
  • Received:2009-01-05 Online:2009-09-28 Published:2009-09-28
  • Contact: Edna Regina AMANTE
  • Supported by:
    the fatty acids analysis collaboration

Abstract: Rice bran is a solid residue from rice polishing that is used in animal nutrition and rice oil production. Cultivation conditions with agro-toxics, lipids instability, and tendency for mycotoxin contamination restrict its application in human nutrition. Therefore, organic agriculture is an alternative to use the properties of rice bran. Rice bran beverage is a new cereal product from organic rice. This work presents the preliminary results of the chemical and rheological studies of a bath pasteurized rice bran beverage. Compared with integral defatted milk, soy extracts, and brown rice low-fat milk, the rice bran beverage studied in this work presents itself as an important source of minerals and unsaturated lipids. All essential amino acids were found in this product. Glutamic and aspartic acids were predominant. Bath pasteurization at boiling water temperature for 15 and 30 min was adequate for microbiological safety. Refrigeration storage for 20 days, evaluated by pH and acidity variations, was ideal for assessment of the beverage conservation time. The beverage viscosity was of the Newtonian standard behavior, and its viscosity during storage was not a good parameter to evaluate shelf life. Sensory preference tests showed positive perspectives for this new beverage.

Key words: beverage, composition, residue, rice bran, viscosity