. A significant increase in paste
viscosity after removal of proteins from HMT flour – as well as images of fast green-stained HMT flour
gels – indicated that an important role was played by proteins in affecting properties of the modified
samples. Greater effects of HMT on thermal parameters of gelatinization and gel hardness values of
flours were observed – more so than those for starches.Following this observation, it was ascertained
that components in rice flour other than rice starch granules also underwent alterations during HMT.