FOOD TECHNOLOGY

FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION

HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
White rice that is prepared from brown rice that has been soaked, steamed under pressure and then dried and milled is referred to as:
A
couscous
B
converted rice
C
mullet
D
bulger
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Easy-cook long-grain white or brown rice-sometimes called parboiled or pre-fluffed rice. It is steamed under pressure before milling which hardens the grain, reducing the possibility of over-cooking.

Detailed explanation-2: -If you’ve never tried it, parboiled rice, sometimes also called converted rice, gets its name from partially boiling the rice within its husk, not because it’s precooked.

Detailed explanation-3: -Also known as parboiled rice, converted rice is made through the process of parboiling, or blanching, whereby food is cooked in boiling water and then immediately dunked in cold water to stop the cooking process. The parboiled rice is then dried and milled, meaning the outer husk and bran layers are removed.

Detailed explanation-4: -White (milled) Rice Rice that has had its bran and hull layers removed by milling is called white, table, polished, or milled rice.

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