1. Introduction
Rice (Oryza sativaL) is one of the leading crops in the world, and
an important staple diet for about 50% of the world population,
mostly for people in Asian countries. In particular, Korea has
become self-sufficient in rice through an increase in its annual
production of rice and a decrease in its consumption (Statistics
Korea, 2012). To utilize the stored domestic and imported rice,
Korea has been promoting processing industries nation-wide.
Moreover, Koreans’ eating habits have been changed from eating
traditional Korean foods to eating non-traditional Korea foods, such
as bread, cakes, and pasta, which are normally made with wheat
flours. If a certain portion of imported wheat could be substituted
with domestic rice, the utilization of rice would likely increase and
Koreans could save money to purchase wheat from foreign
countries.