The examination of functional properties of flours from the 79 rice genotypes with factor analysis indicated that the amylose content,gelatinization and textural characteristics of rice flours were responsible for the similarities and differences among the flours of the mutants and the varieties already issued and widely planted The importance of the protein content in determining the functional properties of flours was also observed. The classification of rice genotypes based upon the functional properties of their flours with scatter diagrams lead us to the hypothesis that the determination
of amylose and protein content can be an indicator of the severity and the type of the process conditions under which rice
flour can be used in industry. Among the instrumental method of analysis, RVA can be useful for assessing the quality of rice flours.
Thus the mutation can be further used by an agricultural breeding
program for more improvements in the flour quality and for tailoring
and controlling the properties of the flours for their food industry
utilisation.