Physical And Chemical Properties Of Instant Rice Prepared from Some Egyptian Rice Varieties

Rice supplies the major protion of the food consumed in many countries . It is the cheapest source of energy and supplies some minerals and vitamins . Standard milled white rice, depending on variety and grain size ( Long, medium, or short ) requires from 20to 35 minutes to cook a saisfactorymanner . In an attempt to shorten cooking time of rice it has been proposed hither to subject the foodstff to partical precooking and substantial dehydration before it is paked for sale . Rice prepared in this manner is known as quick cooking, instant or pre-cooked rice . the aim of this study has been devised to provide a quick-cooking rice from egyptian short-and long-grain varieties, and to investigate the effect of the processing of quick cooking instant rice on physical and chemical properties of the product.