Title of article :
New red rice transgressive variants with high antioxidant capacity
Author/Authors :
Fasahat, P. National University of Malaysia - School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Malaysia , Abdullah, A. National University of Malaysia - School of Chemical Science and Food Technology, Malaysia , Muhammad, K. Universiti Putra Malaysia - Department of Food Science, Malaysia , Musa, K.H. National University of Malaysia - School of Chemical Science and Food Technology, Malaysia , Wickneswari, R. National University of Malaysia - School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Malaysia
Abstract :
Red coloured rice, has been shown to contain high levels of bioactive properties. The aim of this study was to quantify the major antioxidant compounds in the whole grain of two new red rice transgressive variants together with their parents which was determined by the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) method, measured in methanol extract. A Thailand commercial red rice was used as a control. Although, the ORAC values for some red rice samples were similar, they were higher than light brown rice control, MR219. The antioxidant capacity was also evaluated by ferric-reducing antioxidant power assay. FRAP result was well correlated with ORAC (r = 0.94).
Keywords :
Antioxidant , oxygen radical absorbance , capacity , rice
Journal title :
International Food Research Journal
Journal title :
International Food Research Journal
