To determine water absorption during cooking, distilled water (20 mL) and milled rice (2 g)were placed in a test tube and heated at 100 C in a water bath. It was allowed to cook until optimum cooking time, cooled, drained and carefully weighed
To determine water absorption duringcooking, distilled water (20 mL) and milled rice (2 g)were placed in atest tube and heated at 100 C in a water bath. Itwas allowed to cookuntil optimum cooking time, cooled, drained and carefully weighed