ISO/TC 34/SC 4/WG 4 - Amylose in rice

This document specifies two simplified routine methods for the determination of the amylose mass fraction of milled rice, non-parboiled. The main difference between the two methods is the dispersion procedure: method A specifies hot dispersion, and method B specifies cold dispersion. Both methods are applicable to rice with an amylose mass fraction higher than 5 %. NOTE These methods describe simplified procedures for the preparation of samples, which are frequently used in routine laboratories. The methods use the same reagents as the reference method (see ISO 6647-1), but omit the defatting step. Rice samples where the amylose mass fraction has been determined by the reference method are used as standards.

This document specifies a reference method for the determination of the amylose content of milled rice, non-parboiled. The method is applicable to rice with an amylose mass fraction higher than 5 %. This document can also be used for husked rice, maize, millet and other cereals if the extension of this scope has been validated by the user. NOTE Amylose values determined with this document can be compared with PDO and PGI legislation.

ISO 6647-1:2015 specifies a reference method for determining calibration values for standards that will be used to make a standard curve for the quantification of amylose content in milled, non-parboiled rice in the range of amylose content from 0 % to 30 %.

ISO 6647-2:2015 specifies a simplified routine method for the determination of the amylose content of milled, non-parboiled rice in the range from 1 % to 30 %. Rice samples for which the amylose content has been determined by the reference method size exclusion chromatography (SEC) are used as standards to generate the calibration curve.