Research on migration path and structuring role of water in rice grain during soaking

Soaking is an important factor determining the final quality of cooked rice. Although the water content, distribution, and properties of cooked rice have been studied, the structuring role and migration path of water during soaking remain unresolved. In this study, the mobility and combinative state of molecular chains of starch and protein in soaked rice were investigated using proton nuclear magnetic resonance. The proton populations with...