Table 2 The physicochemical components of red rice, brown rice and milled rice (unit: %)

Parameters Sample
Red rice1) Red rice-A2) Red rice-B2) Brown rice Milled rice
Moisture 53.71±1.60 14.55±0.25 14.88±0.13 14.11±0.09 13.68±0.05
Reducing sugar3) 0.29±0.01 0.25±0.03 0.20±0.03 0.21±0.01 0.19±0.02
Crude ash3) 0.35±0.01 0.32±0.03 0.34±0.02 1.32±0.02 0.36±0.02
Monacolin K (OD) 3.75±0.14 0.53±0.06 0.51±0.01 - -
Color L 35.96 57.13 58.68 68.82 85.63
a 18.89 12.99 15.6 2.61 0.06
b 9.48 8.99 10.31 14.58 8.08
Red rice was manufactured with Monascus purpureus KCCM 60570 at 25℃ for 8 days.
Red rices were purchased in the market.
Each value was represented with anhydride.