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CONVERTED RICE [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
DEF

Rice that has been soaked, steamed, and dried before milling to improve the cooking quality, retain the water-soluble vitamins, and reduce the breakage in milling.

CONT

Uncle Ben's Converted Rice is a type of parboiled rice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Minoterie et céréales
DEF

Riz paddy ayant subi, après trempage, l'action de la vapeur sous pression, ensuite décortiqué et blanchi, l'amidon est alors dextrinisé, il n'y a plus de libération d'amidon à la cuisson, le riz est «incollable».

OBS

Étuvage [...] du riz. Opération complexe portant le nom d'étuvage-convertissage (parboiling) ayant pour but d'enrichir le riz blanchi avec les éléments nutritifs localisés dans les fractions externes du grain.

OBS

Le riz «Uncle Ben's», appelé «Converted Rice», est un type de riz étuvé.

Spanish

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