Substitution of hydrothermal
treated rice starches for flour had a dramatic influence on
the cooking and textural quality of the cooked noodle. The
results revealed the possibility of utilizing these starches in
a composite with poor quality rice flour to produce noodle
with acceptable quality. These could be alternative method
for aging of rice grains which was time consuming. RVA
pasting parameters as well as the gel hardness correlated
well with the cooking and textural properties of rice
noodles. This could be used as indicators of suitability for
rice noodle manufacturing