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. 2017 Dec 20;27(3):661–667. doi: 10.1007/s10068-017-0297-6

Table 2.

Pasting characteristics of brown and white cooked rice following treatment with atmospheric pressure plasma

Samples Treatment time (min) Pasting characteristics (unit RVU1)
Peak viscosity Trough viscosity Break down2 Final viscosity Set back3
Brown cooked rice 0 158.40 ± 0.53a 106.17 ± 2.15a 52.23 ± 1.78a 190.07 ± 1.64a 31.67 ± 1.175
5 151.50 ± 5.30b 99.90 ± 5.10b 51.53 ± 0.25ab 182.73 ± 3.05b 31.27 ± 2.25
10 152.53 ± 0.97ab 102.53 ± 0.61ab 50.00 ± 0.36bc 183.40 ± 1.35b 30.87 ± 0.49
20 155.13 ± 3.02ab 106.97 ± 2.75a 48.23 ± 0.85c 187.67 ± 2.35a 32.50 ± 0.82
SEM4 2.53 2.54 0.82 1.80 1.11
White
cooked rice
0 194.73 ± 1.89b 156.93 ± 0.65a 37.80 ± 1.82c 236.43 ± 2.56b 41.73 ± 1.72a
5 189.80 ± 1.04c 150.27 ± 1.50b 39.53 ± 2.21bc 229.87 ± 1.79c 40.13 ± 1.50a
10 201.40 ± 1.04a 158.53 ± 2.22a 42.83 ± 1.25b 241.47 ± 2.61a 40.10 ± 1.67a
20 201.43 ± 2.57a 151.37 ± 2.00b 50.03 ± 2.47a 234.60 ± 2.88b 33.17 ± 2.46b
SEM 1.43 1.39 1.63 2.04 1.53

1Rapid Visco Units

2Peak viscosity minus trough viscosity

3Final viscosity minus peak viscosity

4Standard errors of the mean (n = 10)

5Any means in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly (p < 0.05) different by Duncan’s multiple range test