[4-1600-A] Postharvest/Food Technology and Process Engineering (3)

[4-1600-A-04] Rice Analogue: Technology for Rice Enrichment and Food Diversification

*Lerjun Monilla Penaflor¹ (1. Food Engineering Division, Institute of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Food Science, University of the Philippines Los Banos (Philippines))

Keywords:rice analogue, rice enrichment, food diversification, cereal grains, tubers crops

An optimization process for making rice-like kernels or rice analogue through cooking the fusion of different cereal grains and tuber crops mixed with water to produce a partially gelatinized mixture then extruded forming a rice shaped kernel and finally dried and cooled. The objective of the study is to develop a technology for reconstituting broken milled rice and explore the potentials of other cereal grains and tuber crops to enhance the nutritional composition and physico-chemical properties of the rice analogue specifically investigate its possibilities as a medium for rice enrichment and food diversification.The fusion of different cereal grains and tubers crops is suitable approach for enhancing the nutritional composition and physicochemical properties of the rice analogue. The products meets the nutritional criteria and could be developed as a medium for rice enrichment, as well as a food diversification for billion people. It deals an innovative technique of utilizing locally available grains and carbohydrate sources into a new staple food, but appropriate processing technology and comprehensive research is essential for developing rice analogue with specific functional properties, such as low glycemic index, high protein and fiber content. An appropriate medium should be widely adopted, but not require changes to daily healthy metabolism at the same time makeable from a wide range of sources. Rice analogue has the potential to provide for an observable gap in current fortification systems. The establishment of a new model offers a novel way to encourage people to food diversification and promote rice analogue.