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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2009.38.7.958

Effect of Lowered and Cycled Storage Temperature of Rice Cooker  

Na, Hye-Jung (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
Ryu, Dong-Kul (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Yun-Gi (Bubang Techron Co., Ltd.)
Oh, Yong-Taek (Bubang Techron Co., Ltd.)
An, Gil-Hwan (Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Chungnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.38, no.7, 2009 , pp. 958-963 More about this Journal
Abstract
To improve the quality of boiled rice after storage in rice cookers, temperature was controlled at a lowered condition ($45{\sim}65^{\circ}C$ repeated temperature cycling), compared to the present commercial rice cookers ($75^{\circ}C$). The effect of lowered temperature cycling on the microbial growth, color of rice, and reducing sugar production was measured. The bacteria Bacillus cereus and B. subtilis were killed at $75^{\circ}C$ and $45{\sim}65^{\circ}C$ cycling. The temperature cycling at $45{\sim}65^{\circ}C$ prevented an increase in colony forming unit of E. coli more than the steady temperature at $75^{\circ}C$. Browning during storage was significantly decreased at $45{\sim}65^{\circ}C$ cycling, compared to $75^{\circ}C$. The yellowness increase (${\Delta}b$ value of CIE parameters of the colorimeter) after the 3-day storage was 2.18 at $45{\sim}65^{\circ}C$ cycling whereas 9.12 at $75^{\circ}C$. Reducing sugar was not produced at $75^{\circ}C$ and $45{\sim}65^{\circ}C$ cycling but produced at $30^{\circ}C$ because of the microbial growth. In conclusion, the temperature cycling at $45{\sim}65^{\circ}C$ can improve the quality of stored boiled rice by decreasing the browning and inhibiting the microbial growth.
Keywords
rice cooker; storage temperature; microbial growth; browning;
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