Characterizations of different varieties of rice bran samples available in West Bengal, India for their proximate composition, oil composition and bioactive compounds present in oil (original) (raw)

Department of Chemical Technology, University College of Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, 92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata-700 009, India E-mail: mahuag@gmail.com, mgchemtech@caluniv.ac.in Manuscript received online 01 February 2019, accepted 26 September 2019 Rice is available in different varieties in West Bengal. Rice bran is obtained in ample amounts during milling of rice. Now-a-days oil is generally extracted from the discarded rice bran which is also known to be rich in different nutrients. Therefore the aim of our study is to compare the proximate composition, oil composition and different bioactive compounds present in the oil of the twelve different varieties of rice bran available in West Bengal, India. The proximate composition of rice bran samples were in the order of moisture (10–12%), protein (8–12%), ash (3–6%) and fat (12–15% ). Different types of trace elements are present in all varieties of rice bran. The fatty acid composition of rice br...