“…Centenário, 303, São Dimas, CEP 13416-000, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. Direct inquiries to author Armelim (E-mail: jarmelim@usp.br). sensory properties of grains, such as maintenance of B6 vitamins, riboflavin (vitamin B2), and phenolic compounds (Marathe, Deshpande, Khamesra, Ibrahim, & Jamdar, 2016;Villavicencio et al 2000), as well preserving the appearance, odor, taste and texture, at doses up to 2 kGy (Armelim, Canniatti-Brazaca, Spoto, Arthur, & Piedade, 2006;Marathe et al, 2016;Moura, Canniatti-Brazaca, Spoto, & Arthur, 2005). Moreover, it contributes to grain hardness reduction and energy savings during food preparation (Armelim, Canniatti-Brazaca, Piedade, Machado, & Spoto, 2007;Marathe et al, 2016).…”