This study was aimed to prepare rice flour extrudates(RE) desirable for development of on-the-go rice food and investigate their physicochemical properties. In order to cause mechanical and enzymatic hydrolysis of rice starch, rice flour(RF) was extru...
This study was aimed to prepare rice flour extrudates(RE) desirable for development of on-the-go rice food and investigate their physicochemical properties. In order to cause mechanical and enzymatic hydrolysis of rice starch, rice flour(RF) was extruded with thermostable α-amylase(0, 0.4, 0.8, 3, and 5%) at 80, 85, 95℃ for the I, II, and III sections of barel, respectively, 0.775 kg/min feed rate, 250 rpm screw speed, and 30% moisture content. Expansion ratio(ER) was >1 for RE-0.4 and 0.8% while <1 for RE-3 and 5%, indicating weak puffing by severe hydrolysis and shrinkage during cooling after extrusion. Extrusion with increasing enzyme addition ratio resulted in RE with a lower WAI and higher WSI. WSI of RE-0.4% was 5 times higher than RE-0% while its WAI was a half of RE-0%. Digestibility of RE-5% was lower by 25∼30% than that of RE-0%. Extrusion with α-amylase promoted a reduction in paste viscosity, which was more intense with the amylase addition amount. RE-0.4 and 0.8% showed higher dispersion stability in cold water, especially at >16% concentration, compared to RP and other RE. Results in this study suggested that extrusion with 0.4% amylase would be desirable for development of instant rice food with high digestibility and desirable dispersion properties in cold water.