A total weight
of 4.0 mg cooked rice samples (dry basis) and distilled water (1:2,
w/w) was placed in pre-weighed aluminum sample pans (PE0219-
0062). The pans were sealed hermetically to prevent moisture loss
and kept overnight. For all DSC runs, a sealed empty aluminum
pan was used as reference. The sample was held isothermally at
20 C for 1 min before being heated from 20 to 140 C at 10 C/
min