Abstract:Usingglucono-8-1actone,sodiumcyclodextrinandproteinaseasmainriceunderdifferentconditionsandtheadditivepolyphosphate,emulsifier,13-thewater-absorbingqualityofmethodstoimprovetheediblequalityofcookedricearesystematicallyinvestigated.Theexperimentalresultindicatesthatthewater-absorbingabilityofriceatroomtemperaturecanbeincreasedsignificantlybysoakingitina1:2mixtureofsodiumpolyphosphateandglucono-8-1actone.Thecookedricequalitycanbeapparentlyimprovedbysoakinginamixtureofsodiumpolyphosphate,glucono-8-1actone,emulsifier,13-cyclodextrinandprotease.