BC content
reduced to a greater extent in milled samples. Krishnan, Datta,
Parkhi, and Datta (2009) reported that during milling process, aleurone
layer and part of the embryo is removed which are the main
storage site for major micronutrients and about 70% of micronutrients
are lost. Lamberts and Delcour (2008) recorded significant
reduction (2–3-fold) in BC after milling in 5 rice cultivars (0.020
to 0.085 lg/g). This indicated that brown rice is a better source
of BC.