Comparison of high-pressure, freeze-thaw cycles and germination-parboiling treatments on lipids digestibility and rancidity of brown rice

Brown rice (BR) contains more lipids, as compared with white rice, but its indigestibility and rancidity limit the consumer acceptability. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare the effect of high-pressure (HP), freeze–thaw cycles (FTC) and germination-parboiling (GP) treatments on lipid in vitro digestibility and rancidity of BR. GP treated BR released the most fatty acids (especially palmitic acid and stearic acid) after in vitro digestion, followed by FTC treated BR. FTC treated BR kept the highest value of fat acidity during storage, while opposite results were observed in GP treated BR. Although HP treatment increased fat acidity value immediately, it slowed down the increase of fat acidity with storage. The results of conjugated dienes and malonaldehydes content in BR stored under accelerated conditions indicated better lipid oxidation stability after HP and GP treatment, and that it’s necessary for FTC treated BR products to be stored under anaerobic conditions.