This study investigates antioxidative activity and bioactive compounds of ungerminated brown rice (UBR) and germinated brown
rice (GBR).We used two rice cultivars (Oryza sativa L.), Taiwan Japonica 9 (TJ-9) and Taichung Indica 10 (TCI-10), as the materials
in our experiments. The conditions for inducing germination are soaking time in water 24, 48, or 72 h; temperature 26 or 36∘C;
incubation in light or darkness; and open or closed vessels, in which the antioxidative activities and bioactive compounds of GBR
were determined. We found that, in order to maximize antioxidative activity and bioactive compounds, germination should be
under higher temperature (36∘C), long soaking time (72 h), darkness, and closed vessel. GBR contains much higher levels of
antioxidative activity and bioactive compounds than ungerminated brown rice (UBR). We found a strong correlation between
antioxidative activities (DPPH radical scavenging ability, reducing power, and Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity) and bioactive
compounds (