While the L* and a* value of fresh
cooked brown rice was significantly higher than the
dried samples at high power and short time (320W, 32
min), the b* value was considerably lower than that
of dried brown rice (p ≤ 0.05). It is clear that the color
of cooked brown rice changed substantially during
microwave drying. Specifically, high microwave
power and short time (320W, 32 min) resulted in lower