Milling and Processing - IRRI Rice Knowledge Bank
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Milling
(http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/images/stories/postharvest-
milling.jpg)Milling is a crucial step in post-production of rice. The basic objective
of a rice milling system is to remove the husk and the bran layers, and produce
an edible, white rice (http://ricepedia.org/rice-as-food/white-and-brown-rice)
kernel that is sufficiently milled and free of impurities.
Most rice varieties are composed of roughly 20% rice hull or husk, 11% bran layers, and 69% starchy endosperm, also
referred to as the total milled rice.
In an ideal milling process this will result in the following fractions: 20% husk, 812% bran depending on the milling
degree and 6872% milled rice or white rice depending on the variety. Total milled rice contains whole grains or head
rice, and brokens. The by-products in rice milling are rice hull, rice germ and bran layers, and fine brokens.
Milling systems
(http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/images/stories/milling-systems-diagram.jpg)A rice
milling system can be a simple one or two step process, or a multi stage process.
One step milling -husk and bran removal are done in one pass
Two step process -removing husk and removing bran are done separately
Multistage milling -can be done in thevillage (/step-by-step-
production/postharvest/milling/milling-systems/village-milling) or local consumption orcommercially (/step-by-
step-production/postharvest/milling/milling-systems/commercial-milling) for marketing rice;rice undergoes a
number of different processing steps, such as:
1. Pre-cleaning
2. Dehusking or dehulling
3. Paddy separation
4. Whitening or polishing
5. Grading and separation of white rice
6. Mixing
7. Mist polishing
8. Weighing of rice
A rice milling system can be a simple one or two step The main by-products of rice are rice husk or hull, rice
process, or a multi stage process. bran, and brewers rice.
Read more Read more
Measuring moisture content (/step-by- Producing good quality milled rice (/step-
step- by-step-
production/postharvest/milling/milling- production/postharvest/milling/producing-
and-quality/measuring-moisture-content- good-quality-milled-rice)
in-milling)
(/step-by-step-production/postharvest/milling/producing-
(/step-by-step-production/postharvest/milling/milling- good-quality-milled-rice)
and-quality/measuring-moisture-content-in-milling)
To produce quality milled rice, the paddy should be good,
Different moisture contents are required per equipment well maintained, and the operator should
postproduction operation. These should be followed to have appropriate skills
ensure good quality of paddy. Read more
Read more
(/step-by-step-production/postharvest/milling/faqs-
(/step-by-step-production/postharvest/milling/irri-rice- about-milling)
quality-assessment-kit) Read more
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Storage
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CONTENTS
Harvesting
(/step-by-step-production/postharvest/harvesting)
Drying
(/step-by-step-production/postharvest/drying)
(http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/step-by-step-
Storage
production/postharvest/item/postproduction-system-
Storage
production/postharvest/item/postproduction-system-
for-milling) (/step-by-step-production/postharvest/storage)
production/postharvest/milling/producing-good-
quality-milled-rice)
IRRI Rice Quality Assessment Kit
(/step-by-step-production/postharvest/milling/irri-
rice-quality-assessment-kit)
FAQs
(/step-by-step-production/postharvest/milling/faqs-
about-milling)
By-products
(/step-by-step-production/postharvest/rice-by-
products)
(http://www.youtube.com/embed/XRu148CnSqs?
autoplay=1)
Measuring White Rice Quality
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id=com.phonegap.rkbpost)
REFERENCES TRAINING
Rice Milling presentation (/images/docs/rice-milling- IRRI Postharvest Training Accreditation (Basic level)
presentation.pdf) (/step-by-step-production/postharvest/item/irri-
postharvest-training-accreditation)
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