Rice ageing commences during preharvest and continues with the postharvest storage. It
dramatically involves the changes in physical and physicochemical properties of the rice grain
such as cooking, pasting, and thermal properties. The present report reviews and reveals the
effect of rice ageing on the changes of rice physical properties. The studies discovered that,
during ageing, cooked aged rice had a harder texture and much fluffier than fresh rice and also
less in stickiness and adhesiveness. The viscosities such as final and setback viscosity of aged
rice increased dramatically after the short to intermediate term of storage. These were affected
by two major factors such as time and temperature of storage. During ageing, aged rice grain
at higher temperature and longer time showed a significant increase hardness of cooked rice,
peak temperature, and the conclusion temperature. However, the pasting and the breakdown
viscosity of rice decreased with longer aging times.