Effect Of Rice Variety And Location On Nutritional Composition, Physicochemical, Cooking And Functional Properties Of Newly Released Upland Rice Varieties In Ethiopia

The aim of this study was to characterize the newly released different upland rice varieties grown at two representative locations in Ethiopia. This experiment was conducted in factorial design arranged in completely randomized design with three replications. The factors considered were variety (Hidassie, Kokit, NERICA-3, NERICA-4, NERICA-12 and NERICA-13), and growing location (Fogera and Pawe). Collected samples were processed to brown rice and analyzed for selective physical, proximate, cooking, functional, mineral, and color properties. The results showed that the growing location and variety had a significant effect (P <= 0.05) on rice quality attributes. The variety Kokit was the most consistent in terms of hectoliter weight, alkali-spreading value, grain weight, amylose, and grain thickness. The mean minimum cooking time of the varieties had ranged from 6.67 to 28.0 min. The gelatinization temperature of upland brown rice varieties varied from 59 to 78.33 degrees C. NERICA-4 grown at Pawe had significantly higher gelatinization temperature (78.33 degrees C) compared to others. The protein content was higher in all the studied varieties grown at Pawe (9.82 to 10.29%) than the varieties grown at Fogera (6.34 to 8.44%). The maximum values for manganese (23.52 mg/kg), magnesium (1091.31 mg/kg) and zinc (25.95 mg/kg) were found in Hidassie grown at Fogera. Similarly, the highest Fe content (70.6 mg/kg) was found in NERICA-3 at Pawe. The current findings will be highly useful for the researchers and processers in the field of rice research and development.