US2585978A
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Method of stabilizing rice products
Assignee: United States Department of Agriculture
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Filing: 1949-06-10
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Granted: 1952-02-19
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Expires: 1969-06-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George R Van Atta
- 👤 Ernest B Kester
- 👤 Harold S Olcott
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:05
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B9/00; A23B9/02; A23B9/025; A23B5/00; A23B5/02; A23B9/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A PROCESS FOR PREPARING STABILIZED BROWN RICE WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING ROUGH RICE IN AN UNDRIED CONDITION TO HEATED, MOIST GAS AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM ABOUT 185* F. TO ABOUT 212* F. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OF ABOUT 1/2 MINUTE TO ABOUT 1K MINUTES TO BLANCH THE RICE, THEREBY TO SUBSTANTIALLY INACTIVATE THE LIPASE PRESENT IN THE RICE WITHOUT COOKING THE RICE, DISCOLORING THE KERNEL, OR IMPAIRING THE MILLING QUALITY OF THE RICE, DRYING THE BLANCHED ROUGH RICE AT A TEMPERATURE NOT IN EXCESS OF ABOUT 110* F. TO A MOISTURE CONTENT OF FROM ABOUT 10% TO ABOUT 15%, AND HULLING THE BLANCHED, DRIED ROUGH RICE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A PROCESS FOR PREPARING STABILIZED BROWN RICE WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING ROUGH RICE IN AN UNDRIED CONDITION TO HEATED, MOIST GAS AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM ABOUT 185* F. TO ABOUT 212* F. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OF ABOUT 1/2 MINUTE TO ABOUT 1K MINUTES TO BLANCH THE RICE, THEREBY TO SUBSTANTIALLY INACTIVATE THE LIPASE PRESENT IN THE RICE WITHOUT COOKING THE RICE, DISCOLORING THE KERNEL, OR IMPAIRING THE MILLING QUALITY OF THE RICE, DRYING THE BLANCHED ROUGH RICE AT A TEMPERATURE NOT IN EXCESS OF ABOUT 110* F. TO A MOISTURE CONTENT OF FROM ABOUT 10% TO ABOUT 15%, AND HULLING THE BLANCHED, DRIED ROUGH RICE.
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