Rice Bran: An Under-Utilized Raw Material

摘要

The annual production of rice bran is approximately 40 million tons. Out of this 6-8 million tons consists of edible oil, a similar quantity consists of high-quality protein, and there is a high proportion of vitamins, trace elements and other nutrients. In spite of this, rice bran is at present an under-utilized by-product. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization is aware of the importance of this subject and of the need for a comprehensive source of information, and has therefore published the present volume, which simultaneously assembles and analyses the existing information on the subject and presents a rational and systematic discussion of the scientific and technical basis of the industrial processing of bran. The publication covers in its six chapters the production of bran, the basic principles of stabilization, the characteristics of the by-product, control of the process, the technology for stabilization, and the problems of conservation and storage.