Effects of germination process on selected cooking properties of germinated brown rice (GBR) made from Swarna
and Lalat Indian varieties were studied. The germination process comprised of draining the excess water after soaking the rice
for 12 h and then covering the rice with a clean dishtowel. After 18 h, small sprouts appeared. The dried GBR (DGBR) was
obtained by drying wet GBR (WGBR) in a tray dryer at 50℃ for 9 h to make moisture content be lower than 13% (wet basis).
Solid loss in gruel and cooking time were observed to be less in WGBR and DGBR than brown rice (BR) for both of Swarna
and Lalat varieties. Whiteness of BR was found not significantly different from that of DGBR; however, WGBR was whiter
than BR for both of the varieties.