This book provides a broad-based foundation of knowledge about brown rice, including the latest information on health benefits and disease prevention resulting from consumption of brown rice, and information on consumer knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors towards brown rice. It is the first book of its kind to provide a comprehensive review of current brown rice science and technology, regulatory/policy issues, dietary intake, consumer interest and health promotion. The edited volume focuses on the latest developments in breeding varieties for high quality brown rice, varietal variations, defects, milling, cooking quality, eating quality, post-harvest management and methods to improve shelf life. Contributing authors address the physical, chemical, engineering, nutritional and glycemic qualities of brown rice in different chapters. Authors also discuss the physiological functions of brown rice in vivo and radical scavenging activity, emphasizing their importance to growers, technologists and consumers, and providing insight into future advances. This comprehensive collection benefits scientists, nutritionists, dieticians, diabetic educators, and professionals in the food industry. The information covered is valuable for food scientists and technologists working to develop new brown rice products and enhancing the taste, quality, and health profile of brown rice.

Unit Operations in Food Grains Processing covers theory, principles and best practices in cleaning, grading, drying, storage, milling, handling and their transport. The book overviews grain types, grain structure, composition, and engineering properties. It then moves into aspects of processing and reviews best practices in processing rice and wheat, pulses, oilseeds and millets. The book discusses value addition methods and products of grains, waste and by-product utilization, and biofuel production from grains. These discussions outline equipment and machinery needed, different methods of operations for different grains, and advances in grain processing as well as grain waste and by-product utilization. Chapters includes numerical problems, principles, design, illustrations and common questions to aid in understanding.