The Mechanical strength of white rice kernel related to milling quality

Abstract

The processes of rough rice milling for increase head rice yield are depending on several factors. The paddy rigidities are the one of these is effect to head rice yield. In the past, research papers were showed that the qualities of milling were measuring from head rice yield and rigidities of rough rice were rerated to head rice yields. In this research, aim to test the rigidities of the white rice with the bending test and showing the relation between white rice rigidities and head rice yield. The PTT1, RD41, RD31, and RD49 rice varieties were used in the experiment. The result showed that the high relation between the brown rice yield and head rice yield with determination coefficient was 0.81and the brown rice yield was heavy weight more than the head rice yield about 20%. The determination coefficient between the white rice rigidities and head rice yield was 0.16 showed that the less relation.