A rapid, simple test, complementary to the test for amylosecontent, was developed based on the consistency of a cold 4.4% milled-rice paste in 0.20 N-KOH. Consistency is measured by the length in a test tube of the cold gel held horizontally for 0.5 or 1 h. The consistency values are correlated with amylograph setback viscosity and can differentiate into three consistency types-low, medium, and higheven rice samples of similar amylose contents as long as they are between 24 to 30 %.

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