How to tell if rice is moldy

Rice is food that we eat almost every day in our lives. In some places in the south, rice is the staple food and is eaten at every meal. Therefore, how to preserve rice becomes very important. If the air is humid, it is easy for the rice to become moldy. After it becomes moldy, it cannot be used anymore, which makes us feel very sorry. Therefore, we must use the correct method to preserve rice. So, how should we judge whether rice is moldy in daily life? Let’s find out together.

If rice is in the early stages of mold and the condition is not very serious, it can still be eaten after adding salt and washing it several times to reduce the mycotoxin content. If the mold is serious, you must not eat it. Otherwise it will cause damage to the human liver and cause poisoning.

Identification method:

1. Smell

If you smell a strange odor in the rice, it is a precursor to heat and mildew. For rice in the early stages of mildew, the odor is not obvious. At this time, you must take immediate action and spread the rice flat in a clean, dry, ventilated place without direct sunlight.

2. Look

Whether the rice is moldy can be determined from the following aspects: 1. The rice grains are stripped of bran: because the rice grains are damp, bran powder adheres to the rice grains or the bran that has not been completely ground floats up, and the rice grains appear rough and not smooth. 2. Eye-catching: Since the embryonic part of rice has a loose structure and contains more protein and fat, mold will first attack it, causing the embryo to change color, commonly known as "eye-catching". 3. Rigidity: The grooves on the sides and back of the rice grains are white, and then turn into grayish white, so it is called rib-forming. The color of the rice becomes dark.

3. Touch

Due to the metabolic respiration of rice and microorganisms, local moisture condenses and the rice grains become moist, which is called sweating. Their hardness decreases, their scattering properties decrease, and they can be formed into a ball when held in the hand.

Precautions

When the stored rice begins to become brittle and stringy, it is obvious that the rice is moldy. At this time, it must be spread out to dry and ventilated, and handled in time to prevent further deterioration. During the early stage of rice heating and mildew, the loss of rice quality is not obvious. If handled in time, it will not affect consumption. However, if it is severely moldy, it must not be eaten.

According to the above understanding, we know that if the storage method is not correct, it is easy to cause rice to mold, so in the future life, we can judge according to the above method. Once the rice is moldy, it will produce a lot of harmful substances, so the rice cannot be used after it is moldy. Usually, the rice should be dried in time to keep the air circulating, which is beneficial to the preservation of rice.