Rice bran (RB) is one of the by-products during the milling of rice. RB is underutilised due to its ease of susceptibility towards enzymatic activity. RB contains various bioactive compounds such as c-oryzanol, phytosterols, tocols and squalene. High nutritional properties make RB, and its constituents play their different roles in the food industry, such as gluten flour substitutes, alternate shortening, organogelators, stabilisers and other types of additives. This review will briefly introduce the RB and its constituents and discuss their potential applications in the food industry.Keywords Food industry, rice bran fibre, rice bran oil, rice bran protein, uses. 'extraction', 'stabilisation', 'bioactive compounds' 'health benefits',* others to find the related literature.
Rice bran and its constituents
Rice branRice bran (RB) is the hard outer layer part of rice that is removed as fine grain during de-husking and milling processes. The RB consists of four parts, which are aleurone, germ, pericarp and sub-aleurone layer. It is a rich source of bioactive compounds, such as coryzanol, phytosterol, tocopherols, tocotrienols and squalene. Besides, it consists of 34-52% carbohydrate, which is in the form of starch, hemicellulose, cellulose,