parblanching

cooking

Also known as: parboiling

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In boiling
Parblanching or parboiling consists in immersing the food in cold water and then bringing it slowly to a simmer or boil.
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In rice: Rice processing and uses
Parboiled white rice is specially processed before milling to retain most of the nutrients, and enriched rice has iron and B vitamins added to it.
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In cereal processing: Milling
In the parboiling process the paddy is steeped in hot water, subjected to low-pressure steam heating, then dried and milled as usual. Parboiling makes more rice available from the paddy, and more nutrients (largely vitamin B₁) are transferred from the outer coverings to the endosperm, improving the…
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