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Fabrication of a Device to Measure Stickiness of Rice for Cracker Production

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dc.contributor.author Gunaratne, N.M.
dc.contributor.author Gunaratne, T.M.
dc.contributor.author Navaratne, S.B.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-02-23T05:21:29Z
dc.date.available 2017-02-23T05:21:29Z
dc.date.issued 2015-02
dc.identifier.citation Gunaratne, N.M., Gunaratne, T.M., & Navaratne, S.B. (2015). Fabrication of a Device to Measure Stickiness of Rice for Cracker Production. International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, 6(2), 621-626. en_US, si_LK
dc.identifier.issn 2229-5518
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/4061
dc.description.abstract This study includes fabrication of a device named 'stickiness meter' to determine the stickiness of rice which is a major requirement in developing good quality rice crackers. This parameter should be measured in incoming rice prior to production of rice crackers in industrial level to avoid wastage. The device was developed using stainless steel. It consists of two discs to place cooked rice, a compressing wheel to compress the discs, and a horizontal scale to get the reading of the force required to separate the discs. The optimum cooking time of rice was measured by cooking rice and pressing in between two glass slides until the opaque core disappears. The diameter of the discs was determined by placing 5g of cooked rice on a paper and drawing the outline. The clearance between the discs and the length of horizontal scale were determined through trial and error. Local rice samples AT 306, AT 405 and Samba were tested using the 'stickiness meter'. The results revealed that the optimum cooking time was 15 minutes. The discs needed a diameter of 8cm and a clearance of 0.2mm. The stickiness values of AT 306, AT 405 and Samba were 9kg, 10.5kg and 0.5kg respectively. en_US, si_LK
dc.language.iso en en_US, si_LK
dc.publisher IJSER en_US, si_LK
dc.subject Amylose en_US, si_LK
dc.subject Cooking time en_US, si_LK
dc.subject Gelatinization en_US, si_LK
dc.subject Rice varieties en_US, si_LK
dc.subject Rice crackers en_US, si_LK
dc.subject Stickiness en_US, si_LK
dc.subject Stickiness meter en_US, si_LK
dc.title Fabrication of a Device to Measure Stickiness of Rice for Cracker Production en_US, si_LK
dc.type Article en_US, si_LK


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