The laboratory analyses were performed in the Rice Research Institute of Iran (RRII). The evaluated rice variety, Hashemi, is one of the common varieties of rice in north of Iran . This variety is categorized as long kernel rice according to the standard provided by the Institute of
Standards and Industrial Research of Iran . Rice moisture content was determined by means of a digital moisture meter (GMK model 303RS, Korea) to be 11–13.5% (w.b.) for the evaluated samples.