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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Raman Fingerprints of Rice Nutritional Quality: A Comparison between Japanese Koshihikari and Internationally Renowned Cultivars.

Giuseppe Pezzotti, Wenliang Zhu, Yuuki Hashimoto, Elia Marin, Takehiro Masumura, Yo-Ichiro Sato, Tetsuya Nakazaki

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Giuseppe PezzottiCeramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.
Wenliang ZhuCeramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7532-9714
Yuuki HashimotoCeramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.
Elia MarinCeramic Physics Laboratory, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Matsugasaki, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0981-7821
Takehiro MasumuraLaboratory of Genetic Engineering, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan.
Yo-Ichiro SatoResearch Center for Japanese Food Culture, Kyoto Prefectural University, 1-5 Shimogamohangi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8522, Japan.
Tetsuya NakazakiExperimental Farm, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kizugawa 619-0218, Japan.
Kyoto Institute of Technology · JPKyoto Prefectural University · JPKyoto University · JPTokyo Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Raman spectroscopy was applied to characterize at the molecular scale the nutritional quality of the Japanese Koshihikari rice cultivar in comparison with other renowned rice cultivars including Carnaroli from Italy, Calrose from the USA, Jasmine rice from Thailand, and Basmati from both India and Pakistan. For comparison, two glutinous (mochigome) cultivars were also investigated. Calibrated and validated Raman analytical algorithms allowed quantitative determinations of: (i) amylopectin and amylose concentrations, (ii) fractions of aromatic amino acids, and (iii) protein content and secondary structure. The Raman assessments non-destructively linked the molecular composition of grains to key nutritional parameters and revealed a complex intertwine of chemical properties. The Koshihikari cultivar was rich in proteins (but with low statistical relevance as compared to other investigated cultivars) and aromatic amino acids. However, it also induced a clearly higher glycemic impact as compared to long-grain cultivars from Asian countries. Complementary to genomics and wet-chemistry analyses, Raman spectroscopy makes non-destructively available factual and data-driven information on rice nutritional characteristics, thus providing customers, dietitian nutritionists, and producers with a solid science-consolidated platform.

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internationally renowned rice cultivarsKoshihikarimolecular fingerprintsnutritional valueRaman spectroscopy

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