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Rice
protein has high potential as functional food ingredients
and nutritional supplements.
The
rice proteins not only serve as basic nutritional supplements
but
are also suitable for a broad range of industrial food applications.
It
can be used for bakery goods, whipped toppings, and sausages etc.
owing
to its high water and oil binding capacities, which helped to reduce
moisture loss and maintain soft mouth feel. In
addition,
they
can form an excellent base for the high sugar food systems
like
cake batters, frozen desserts and confections.
Being
known to be hypoallergenic, it is a suitable ingredient
for
infant food formulations and for the restricted diets of children with food allergies.
Furthermore, protease treatment has been used to improve
the solubility of protein hydrolysates and to
modify its physicochemical and functional
properties before
applying to suitable products. Rice protein hydrolysates
may be used as nutritional supplements,
functional ingredients, and flavor
enhancers in foods, coffee whiteners,
cosmetics, personal care products,
and
confectionary, and in the fortification of soft drinks and juices.
It
is also used in soups, sauces, gravies, meat products, and other savory
applications.
Rice
protein powder has been widely applied in many food products.
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