Rice bran oil (RBO) is unique among edible vegetable oils because of its unique fatty acid composition, phenolic compound (γ-oryzanol, ferulic acid) and vitamin E (tocopherol and tocotrienol). It has become a great choice of cooking oil because of its very high burning point, neutral taste and delicate flavour.
How can we increase rice production in Côte d’Ivoire?
In this regard, “increasing rice production requires appropriate post-harvest management and the use of suitable mechanization technologies in order to avoid losses and increase productivity.” said Samy Gaiji, FAO representative in Côte d’Ivoire.
What is rice bran?
Rice bran is obtained from outer layer of the brown (husked) rice kernel during milling. It has emerged as potential by-product from rice processing industry due to the increasing demand for rice bran oil (RBO) as healthy functional food ingredients.
How to stabilize rice bran?
The results indicated that microwave, extrusion, steaming, -80 °C, ultraviolet irradiation, infrared heating have potential to stabilize rice bran. Extrusion and microwave processes are suitable for large-scale with short-time industrial processing although with increase of oil peroxide values and colour.