Common modifiable risk factors such as unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and tobacco use associated with urbanization and lifestyle changes and an aging population, give rise to the intermediate risk factors such as overweight/obesity, hyperglycaemia, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia the stepping stones to the main chronic non communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, cancer...

Agro processing is defined as set of techno-economic activities, applied to all the produces, originating from agricultural farm, livestock, aquacultural sources and forests for their conservation, handling and value-addition to make them usable as food, feed, fibre, fuel or industrial raw materials. Agro processing sector has experienced expansion during last 5 decades, starting with a handful...

This study investigates the interactive effects of processing parameters on quality milled rice using a one-step milling machine. Also, predictive models were generated response surface methodology. The moisture content (10–14 % dry basis), shaft speed rotation (600–900 rpm), and polishing time (1–3 min). evaluated (head yield, percentage broken rice, fine yield), cooking (optimum time, kernel ...