Table 1
Physicochemical properties of rice grains produced by organic mode (OM) and
conventional mode (CM) of farming.
Parameters OM CM
1000 Kernel weight (g) 15.54 ± 0.12b 14.99 ± 0.19a
Bulk density (g/ml) 0.842 ± 0.010a 0.850 ± 0.029a
l/b 4.25 ± 0.08b 4.06 ± 0.06a
Moisture content (g/100g) 11.67 ± 0.04a 11.82 ± 0.09a
Ash content (g/100g) 0.42 ± 0.02a 0.63 ± 0.06b
Fat content (g/100g) 0.53 ± 0.09a 0.51 ± 0.05a
Protein content (g/100g) 8.31 ± 0.20a 9.39 ± 0.31b
L* 67.6 ± 0.16a 68.1 ± 0.23b
a* 1.10 ± 0.05a 1.12 ± 0.12a
b* 12.51 ± 0.16a 12.49 ± 0.14a
Values (±standard deviation) within the same row followed by the same superscript
are not significantly different (P < 0.05) (n ¼ 3).