objective: bacillus cereus (b. cereus) is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacteria widely distributed in the environment. this bacteria is an opportunistic human pathogen that can cause diarrheal and emetic types of food poisoning. the diarrhea type of food poisoning can be caused by hemolysin bl (hbl), non-hemolytic (nhe), and cytotoxin k enterotoxins. rice is commonly contaminated with b. cere...

A randomised three cell study was carried out in 78 children with acute diarrhoea to evaluate the relative efficacy of oral rehydration solution (ORS) made from partially hydrolysed wheat grain, cooked rice powder, or glucose. Twenty six patients with comparable age, body weight, duration of diarrhoea, and degree of dehydration were studied in each of the three groups. Initial rehydration was c...

Changes in human lifestyle and food consumption have resulted in a large increase in the incidence of type-2 diabetes, obesity, and colon disease, especially in Asia. These conditions are a growing threat to human health, but consumption of foods high in resistant starch (RS) can potentially reduce their incidence. Strategies to increase RS in rice are limited by a lack of knowledge of its mole...

I n t e r v e n t i o n Patients were allocated to a rice-based banana (250 g/L of cooked, green bananas) (n = 22), rice-based pectin (Sigma, St. Louis, MO, USA) (4 g/kg of body weight) (n = 19), or rice-alone diet (n = 21) for 7 days. All 3 diets were given in bottles, and children were fed freely by their mothers. The diets were flavored with vanilla, strawberry, or lemon to prevent observer ...

Evaluation of eating quality in early breeding generations of rice is critical to developing varieties with better palatability. This paper reports DNA markers associated with eating quality of temperate japonica rice and an evaluation method aided by multiple regression analysis. A total of 30 markers comprising STSs, SNPs, and SSRs were tested for their association with palatability using 22 ...

A scientific consensus on the relationship between obesity, obesity related diseases, and diet has emerged. One of the factors is overconsumption of the red meats such as pork and beef. Goat meat has the potential to replace these traditionally consumed meats. Rice bran is a rich source of antioxidants such as vitamin E. In this study, goat meat sausages were formulated to contain 0, 1.5 or 3 p...

In several endemic fluorotic zones of rural India, home-made parboiled rice is the main staple. Studies were therefore conducted to investigate whether any relationship exists between the concentration of fluoride in the water used for parboiling paddy, and in the parboiled rice. Parboiled rice (PBR) was prepared in the laboratory using water from different origins (rivers, open wells, tube wel...

Natto is a fermented soybean food, which is produced and consumed mainly in Japan (Nagai & Tamang, 2010). The Japanese usually eat natto with cooked rice, after mixing it with seasonings attached in a package or with soy sauce (Fig. 1). Natto has a characteristic odour of short-chain fatty acids and ammonia (Ikeda et al., 1984; Kanno & Takamatsu, 1987), and a highly viscous polymer, poly-γ-glut...