Biochemistry & Analytical Biochemistry

Njagi S Mwenda

Publications

• Research Article
  Physicochemical Characterization of Selected Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Genotypes Based on Gel Consistency and Alkali Digestion
  Author(s): Lagat Rose Chemutai, Mawia A Musyoki, Wambua F Kioko, Njagi S Mwenda, Karau G Muriira and Ngugi M PieroLagat Rose Chemutai, Mawia A Musyoki, Wambua F Kioko, Njagi S Mwenda, Karau G Muriira and Ngugi M Piero
  
  Quality assessment of rice genotypes involves physicochemical and sensory test. A physicochemical test relies on the rice chemical composition, cooking quality, gelatinization temperature and physical properties of cooked rice. The aim of this study was to determine the physicochemical characteristics of selected Kenyan and Tanzanian genotypes based on gel consistency and alkali digestion. Diverse classes of rice exist with different expression levels of gel consistency and alkali digestion. As these traits are major contributors to the eating and cooking quality traits, unscrupulous traders mix both low and high-grade rice hence making enormous profits from their sales. Minitab 17.0 software package was used to determine the means and the standard error of means of the gel consistency physicochemical test results while the alkali digestion values were determined base.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1009.1000285

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