Table 2.
A quality investigation of embryo-retaining polished rice by 6 types of vertical rice mill systems.

Type of a vertical rice mill system Germ adherence (%) Whiteness Moisture content (%) Broken rice (%) Capacity (kg/h)
a Mill A1 + Mill B2 (condition 1) 68.2±1.4 30.8±0.3 15.4±0.2 2.0±0.1 1,000
b Mill A1 + Mill B2 (condition 2) 70.8±1.8 31.6±0.5 15.8±0.5 1.0±0.1 1,000
c Mill A1 + Mill B2 (condition 3)No. of shaft-roller stone: 3, *Pendulum: small type, left position. 73.4±1.9 30.5±0.4 15.7±0.6 1.5±0.1 1,000
d Mill A1 + Mill B2 (condition 4) No. of shaft-roller stone: 3, *Pendulum: middle type, center position. 73.3±2.1 30.7±0.2 15.7±0.7 2.5±0.2 1,000
e Mill A1 + Mill B2 (condition 5) No. of shaft-roller stone: 4, *Pendulum: small and middle type, both end side position. 59.0±0.8 35.8±0.4 15.0±0.2 1.5±0.1 800
f Mill A1 + Mill B2 (condition 6) No. of shaft-roller stone: 4, *Pendulum: middle type, end side position. 68.6±1.2 34.6±0.2 15.0±0.1 2.2±0.2 800
Mill A: a vertical mill with an abrasive and frictional roller.
Mill B: a vertical mill with a frictional roller