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Treatment evaluation for the arsenic removal in parboiled and brown rice and its chemical and physical properties

dc.contributor.advisor Román Velázquez, Felix R.
dc.contributor.author Maldonado Pereira, Paola
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Sciences
dc.contributor.committee Plaza Delestre, María L.
dc.contributor.committee Meléndez Martínez, Enrique
dc.contributor.department Department of Chemistry
dc.contributor.representative Latorre Acevedo, José R.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-05-16T15:10:29Z
dc.date.available 2023-05-16T15:10:29Z
dc.date.issued 2023-05-12
dc.description.abstract Rice is one of the main components of the Puerto Rican diet. Previous studies had shown that brown and parboiled rice had the highest levels of arsenic consumed by Puerto Ricans, ranging from 221 ppm to 227 ppm. A boiling water treatment previously developed in our laboratory was modified and evaluated in this study for arsenic removal in rice consumed in Puerto Rico (brown and parboiled rice). Arsenic content was performed using ICP-OES and results showed a concentration of 1.1 ppm for brown rice and 0.2 ppm for parboiled rice. In this study, a total remotion of 67% (brown rice) and 50% (parboiled rice) was achieved with this treatment. Thiamine and riboflavin contents were analyzed using the HPLC-VWD. The presence of thiamine and riboflavin in post-treatment rice was detected, thus indicating vitamin loss in rice during treatment. A sensory analysis was performed to assess the consumer’s acceptance of rice pre-and post-treatment. Results showed that panelists detected differences between treatments (p < 0.001). Acceptance scale values were higher for the pre-treatment of brown rice (p < 0.001) while acceptance scale values were higher in the post-treatment of parboiled rice (p<0.0001). The treatment presented in this thesis is intended to be implemented in the food industry and in every household to reduce exposure to inorganic arsenic, however, it will require enriching the rice to compensate for vitamin loss.
dc.description.abstract El arroz es uno de los principales componentes de la dieta puertorriqueña. Estudios previos habían demostrado que el arroz integral y parbolizado tenían los niveles más altos de arsénico consumidos en Puerto Rico con niveles que varían desde 221ppm hasta 277ppm ppm. Un tratamiento de agua hirviendo, previamente desarrollado en nuestro laboratorio, fue modificado y evaluado para la remoción de arsénico en arroz consumido en Puerto Rico (arroz integral y parbolizado). El contenido de arsénico se realizó mediante ICP-OES y los resultados mostraron 1.1 ppm para arroz integral y 0.2 ppm para el arroz parbolizado. Se obtuvo una remoción total de arsénico de 67% (arroz integral) y 50% (arroz parbolizado). Los contenidos de tiamina y riboflavina se analizaron mediante HPLC-VWD. Se detectó presencia de tiamina y riboflavina en el arroz posterior al tratamiento, lo que indica una pérdida de vitaminas en el arroz durante dicho tratamiento. Se realizó un análisis sensorial para evaluar la aceptación del consumidor del arroz antes y después del tratamiento. Los panelistas detectaron diferencias entre los tratamientos (p < 0.001). Los valores de la escala de aceptación fueron mayores para el pretratamiento de arroz integral (p < 0.001) mientras que los valores de la escala de aceptación fueron mayores en el postratamiento de arroz parbolizado (p <0.0001). Se espera que el tratamiento presentado en esta tesis sea implementado en la industria alimentaria y/o en todos los hogares para reducir la exposición al arsénico inorgánico, sin embargo, será necesario enriquecer el arroz para compensar la pérdida de vitaminas.
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring
dc.description.graduationYear 2023
dc.description.note Pontifical Catholic University in Ponce, Puerto Rico
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/3498
dc.language.iso en
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International *
dc.rights.holder (c) 2023 Paola Maldonado Pereira
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ *
dc.subject arsenic toxicity
dc.subject minerals
dc.subject thiamine
dc.subject riboflavin
dc.subject sensory analysis
dc.subject brown rice
dc.subject parboiled rice
dc.subject.lcsh Brown rice - Effect of arsenic on
dc.subject.lcsh Rice, Parboiled - Effect of arsenic on
dc.subject.lcsh Rice - Vitamin B2 content
dc.subject.lcsh Rice - Vitamin B1 content
dc.subject.lcsh Food - Sensory evaluation
dc.title Treatment evaluation for the arsenic removal in parboiled and brown rice and its chemical and physical properties
dc.type Thesis
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline Chemistry
thesis.degree.level M.S.
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