Colored RB have high antioxidant properties (Yawadio, Tanimori, & Morita, 2007). In fact, very limited literature is available regarding estimation of proximate composition of RB with NIRS.
As RB is the most nutritious part of grain, its stabilized form can be used for value added product development (Bagchi, Adak, & Chattopadhyay, 2014).
The proximate compositions of RB also provide the valuable information regarding metabolism of some macronutrients in rice grain under ‘‘biofortification’’ breeding programme. Therefore, it is a holistic effort to evaluate the nutrient composition of RB as well as whole brown rice in nondestructive and high throughput way.