2.3. Preparation of quick cooking germinated brown rice
Brown rice grain was soaked in steeping water at selected
temperature and soaking periods and incubated to generate
germination. GBR was immediately cooked with two different
methods. For boiling method, raw GBR was boiled in distilled water
with grain-to-water ratio of 1:20 (w/v) until 90% gelatinization was
obtained. Pressure cooking was done using a domestic pressure
cooker with grain-to-water ratio of 1:20 (w/v) and predetermined
cooking time. Cooked GBR was washed in cold water (5 ± 2 C),
drained and dried at 90 C in hot air oven to a final moisture content
of 9 ± 2% in order to obtain quick cooking germinated brown rice
(QCGBR).