This study aims to analyze the sensory characteristic of cooked rice made with 10 types of rice varieties produced in South Korea using descriptive analysis. Twelve subjects who cook rice regularly, at least once a week, were recruited for the study and participated as descriptive panelists. A total of 29 descriptive terms were developed to describe the sensory characteristics of cooked rice. The findings showed that there were significant differences in the sensory attributes, specifically the appearance and texture attributes among the rice varieties. Among the varieties, Haedeul, Ilpum, and Koshihikari were observed to have a large quantity of rice germ and a relatively yellowish appearance. In contrast, Samkwang, Chamdream, and Yeonghojinmi were relatively whiter than the other samples. Odae, Saecheongmoo, and Sindongjin were rated high in the attributes of roughness, hardness, and chewiness, and Jinsang was rated high in moisture, bitterness, stickiness, and wholeness of rice grains. The differences in the appearance and texture of these rice varieties are likely to significantly impact consumer preferences. Furthermore, the development of customized menus based on the sensory characteristics of the different varieties of rice could encourage consumers to purchase these varieties.

In this study, the authors investigated the quality characteristics of convenient rice porridge made from powder (PR) and half-rice (HR) sized freeze-dried cooked rice using Samgwang and Jinsumi rice. The hydration properties of the freeze-dried cooked rice and the color, viscosity, spreadability, and sensory evaluation of porridge were measured. PR showed significantly higher water-binding capacity, solubility, and swelling power than HR for both varieties (p<0.05). As a result of the quality characteristic of the porridge, PR showed significantly higher lightness, redness, yellowness, viscosity, and spreadability than HR (p<0.05). Acceptance testing showed that HR had significantly better results for all acceptance attributes than PR (p<0.05). Jinsumi HR showed better consumer acceptance for taste, texture, and overall acceptability than Samgwang HR (p<0.05). Intensity evaluations of sensory properties revealed that the Samgwang PR was more spreadable but was less chewy than Samgwang HR. Furthermore, Jinsumi HR had higher transparency, greater spreadability, and a better cooked-rice odor and savory taste than Samgwang HR (p<0.05). These results confirm that convenient porridges can be produced using freezedried cooked rice.

In this study, when manufacturing Yakgwa, 0, 25, or 50% of embryonic rice flour (ERF) was substituted for wheat flour (WF) to make the dough. After making Yakgwa by hot air frying (HF) or deep-fat frying (DF) methods, physicochemical characterization and acceptance tests were conducted. ERF had a higher water-binding capacity and a lower fat-binding capacity than WF (p<0.05). Yakgwa prepared by HF had lower crude fat contents, peroxide values, and expansion rates, but higher hardnesses, lightnesses, and rednesses (p<0.05) than that prepared by DF. Higher ERF substitution ratios reduced acid values and expansion rates and increased hardness (p<0.05). Acceptance testing showed 0% ERF Yakgwa prepared by HF had a significantly higher acceptance than Yakgwa prepared by DF. HF was found to have a positive effect on product acceptability. Yakgwa prepared with the DF method by substituting WF with ERF resulted in better flavor and overall acceptability than Yakgwa prepared with WF alone (p<0.05).

The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in the content of functional components and the antioxidant activity of cooked rice and porridge composed of selected grains. The results of the study showed that brown rice and oat contained considerable amounts of γ-oryzanol (78.099~238.566 mg/100 g). However, cooked rice showed a decreased content of the same. The highest content of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) was observed in brown rice from Samgwang. The contents of biotin in all samples also decreased in cooked rice compared to raw cereal grains. The highest content of total polyphenols and flavonoids were observed in Heukjinmi rice, and the highest radical scavenging activity was also found in this variety. The cooking process led to a decrease in the content of functional components including γ-oryzanol, GABA, biotin, polyphenols, and flavonoids versus the corresponding raw cereal grains. These results may be useful in the development and application of home meal replacements using cereal grains.

적은 양의 쌀 섭취로도 포만감을 느낄 수 있는 다이어트용 벼 개발을 위한 교배모본 탐색을 위하여 국내 육성품종과 유럽 벼의 취반 후 미립의 길이 신장 및 체적변화를 조사한 바, 1. 취반 시 미립의 길이방향 신장율은 국내 육성 자포니카 품종이 192.4%(8.57 mm)로 가장 높았고 다음은 통일형 품종 (171.4%, 8.88 mm)이었으며 유럽품종과 인디카 품종은 157% 로 비슷한 경향이었다. 2. 미립의 신장지수는 국내 자포니카 품종이 1.23으로 가장 높게 나타났으며 유럽품종과 국내 통일형 품종은 비슷한 경향이었다. 3. 품종군 별 취반 후 미립의 신장율 분포는 국내 자포니카 품종의 경우 190~200% 구간의 빈도가 가장 높게 나타났으며 유럽품종은 150~160% 구간이 가장 높았다. 4. 국내 육성 품종 중 취반 후 미립의 신장율이 높았던 품종은 ‘드래찬’, ‘오대’, ‘삼광’ 등 9품종이었으며 낮았던 품종 은 ‘남평’, ‘운광’ 및 ‘아로미’였다 5. 유럽 품종은 터키 품종인 ‘Hamdazere’가 210%로 미립의 신장율이 가장 높았으며 이탈리아 품종인 ‘Musa’, ‘Elio’ 및 ‘Nembo’도 180% 이상의 신장율을 나타내었다.

This study was designed as the precedent research to develop improve the HMR type flavored cooked rice, by analyzing the consumer perception and purchase pattern. This will in turn provide base data to that will help in the development of products that meet consumer’s convenience and quality demands. An online survey of 247 people (63.5%) in the age of 20 to 60 was conducted on January 2019. For the primary reason of buying those products, the survey respondents chose a convenience of 71.7%. They are likely to buy 1~2 times a month (40.5%) in hypermarkets (63.6%). The channel choice showed meaningful difference between segments (p<0.01). 89.1% of respondents replied that they are willing to purchase frozen flavored cooked rice in the future. The Key Purchasing factor appeared to be the flavor (5.80), while nutrition (4.89) was chosen as the least important factor. For flavor preference, sea food received the highest score (5.05), while radish kimchi flavor received the lowest (4.02) with a meaningful difference by gender and age (p<0.01). Consumers who sought nutrition, convenience and adventure in HMR products had higher willingness to re-purchase. Developing healthy, flavorful, sensory, and enjoyable HMR products will be critical in the fulfillment of diverse consumer needs.

Various rheological methods to measure the hardness of instant cooked rice by a texture analyzer were investigated and compared. Specifically, instant white rice samples with a wide range of hardness were subjected to four different rheological tests with disk, cylinder, rod, and cone probe whose results were inter-correlated. All the measurements demonstrated that the hardness of instant rice was reduced with increasing moisture content and showed negatively linear relationships. Out of the four tests applied in this study, the highest coefficient of correlation (R2 = 0.9268) was observed distinctly in the cone probe test, where both compressive and shear forces can be applied to deform individual rice grains. However, the cylinder probe test had the lowest coefficient of correlation (R2 = 0.7247) because it may be ineffective in causing direct deformation of individual rice grains. Furthermore, when the hardness values (N) were converted to stress (Pa), highly linear correlations (R2 ≈ 0.99) were observed between the tests with similar probe geometry and force application.

식감과 기능성이 우수한 혼합잡곡의 혼합비율 설정을 위해 보리, 검정콩, 팥, 조, 기장, 수수, 찹쌀 등을 혼합하여 취반전후의 품질 및 이화학 특성을 조사하였다. 아밀로그램 특성은 혼합잡곡 처리구별로 유의적인 차이를 보였으며, 쌀에 혼합할 경우, 잡곡에 비해 최고점도, 최저점도, 강하점도 및 최종점도는 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 쌀을 혼합하지 않은 잡곡과 쌀을 70% 혼합한 잡곡의 수분결합력은 105.32~136.05 및 111.93~127.87%, 용해도는 각각 15.85~25.21 및 4.90~23.89%, 팽윤력은 각각 19.41~22.13 및 19.01~24.29%로 혼합잡곡 처리구별로 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 혼합잡곡을 일반밥솥으로 취반한 밥의 명도, 적색도 및 황색도는 각각 47.62~64.89, 0.83~3.54 및 3.33~8.11이었고, 압력밥솥으로 취반한 혼합잡곡밥은 각각 42.14~59.52, 1.40~4.22 및 3.93~7.32로 혼합잡곡 처리구별로 색도는 유의적인 차이를 보이는 것으로 나타났다. 일반밥솥으로 취반한 혼합잡곡밥의 경도, 탄력, 부착성 및 찰기는 각각 102.2~157.0, 55.1~83.3, 19.3~33.2 및 34.9~50.9, 압력밥솥으로 취반한 혼합잡곡밥은 각각 57.2~119.2, 37.9~ 63.9, 21.4~40.7 및 44.3~72.0으로 혼합잡곡 처리구별로 조직감은 유의적인 차이를 보였으며, 전체적으로 백미밥에 비해 경도와 탄력은 증가, 부착성과 찰기는 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 취반 전 혼합잡곡과 일반 및 압력밥솥으로 취반한 혼합잡곡밥의 총 폴리페놀 함량은 각각 4.46~5.16, 0.58~0.93 및 0.65~0.96 mg GAE/g, 총 플라보노이드 함량은 각각 250.74~ 548.89, 129.26~207.04 및 127.41~218.15 μg CE/g으로 나타났다. DPPH radical 소거활성은 각각 79.25~181.61, 22.07~53.64 및 7.51~39.97 mg TE/100 g, ABTS radical 소거활성은 각각 203.25~328.24, 47.28~84.94 및 58.27~99.51 mg TE/100 g으로 잡곡류의 혼합비율에 따라 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 이상의 결과, 취반방법에 따라 페놀 화합물 함량과 radical 소거활성을 차이를 보여 취반방법에 따라 잡곡의 종류를 달리할 필요가 있을 것으로 생각된다.

Palatability and texture analysis of nine Korean rice cultivars were investigated to select the most appropriate rice variety for the cooked-rice processing. The rice cultivars studied consisted of Samkwang, Seonpum, Wolbaek, Andabyeo, Dasan-1, Ilpum, Haiami, Jungsanggold and Chindle. They revealed the moisture, protein, amylose and starch contents of 10~12, 5~6, 12~19, and approximately 90%, respectively. Among the evaluated rice varieties, WB exhibited the lowest amylose content (12.7%) and Jungsanggold the next (17.2%). In the rapid-visco analyzer test, Jungsanggold, Chindle, Wolbaek and Seonpum revealed a low value of final and setback viscosities than other varieties. Using a toyo meter analyzer, Chindle, Haiami, Samkwang were selected as having high toyo palatability values, while Dasan-1, Wolbaek and Andabyeo revealed low values. Toughness and adhesiveness of all nine cooked rice varieties were highest in Jungsanggold, Chindle and Ilpum. Also, palatability of cooked rice was highest in the following order: Chindle (80.03) > Samkwang (76.21) > Jungsanggold (74.08). The results of this study suggest that Chindle may be effectively used to produce processed cooked rice.