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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > products and commodities > product quality > food quality > food processing quality > cooking quality > alkali spreading value
Fields of Study > food science > food quality > food processing quality > cooking quality > alkali spreading value
Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Quality > food science > food quality > food processing quality > cooking quality > alkali spreading value
Preferred Term:

alkali spreading value

Definition:
A test for estimating the gelatinization temperature of starch utilizing a seven point scale of the degree of spreading of milled rice grains in potassium hydroxide solution.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
cooking quality
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • alkali spreading score
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/192624
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RDF/XMLCreated 2012-10-31, last modified 2013-02-06