Some small differences were verified in the thermal properties
of rice flours as a result of the presence of exhausters in silos. According
to Tananuwong and Malila (2011), the extent of disulfide
bonding between protein molecules increases after storage periods
of more than 6 months, providing a stronger protein matrix. This
phenomenon can explain the higher Tc and DH of the rice that was
stored in silos that were not equipped with exhausters during 9
months. Zhou et al. (2003) reported that the storage at high temperatures
increase the thermal properties of stored rice as
measured by DSC.