Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Department of Agricultural Engineering, Board of Study in Agricultural Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Biography

Dr. N Dharmasena working as a Board of Study in Agricultural Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in the department of Agricultural Engineering. He has  interest in the field of Biotechnology and has published articles entitled The Effect of Microwave Heating of Pandanus Leaves with Vacuum Dried Non-Aromatic Milled Rice on Consumer Acceptability of Cooked Rice . He is from Sri Lanka.

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Effect of Microwave Heating of Pandanus Leaves with Vacuum Dried Non-Aromatic Milled Rice on Consumer Acceptability of Cooked Rice
  Author(s): Vasanthiny Jeevaratnam* and N Dharmasena
  
  The aroma of cooked rice is contributed mainly by the compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP) and it is also found in aromatic Pandanus leaves (Pandanus amaryllifolius). Therefore, this experiment was conducted to investigate a physical mechanism of transferring 2-AP from Pandanus leaves to non-aromatic polished rice. Milled Samba rice (medium/ bold) grains were vacuum dried for 24 hours to remove moisture and develop a porous structure on the grain. Then the rice samples were mixed with Pandanus leaves and microwaved for predetermined times in sealed bags to 65°C to explode oil glands and release 2-AP. After three weeks of chemical exchange time in bags, the consumer acceptability was tested based on preference. The results revealed that the consumer acceptability of rice could be significantly increased with appropriate microwave heating time. Data has shown that the mean acc.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2157-7110.19.10.809

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