Volatile components of unprocessed rice (oryaza sativa l.)

WILD RICEFIELD RATS CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE RICE CROP IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA. THE RICE IS DAMAGED IN ALL GROWTH STAGES FROM THE GERMINATING SEEDS TO THE HULLED RICE IN RETAILER"S BINS. THIS MAN-RAT CONFLICT HAS LED TO RESEARCH TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE MEANS OF CURBING LOSSES, FOCUSING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RAT BAITS. A STUDY OF THE FLAVOR COMPONENTS OF RICE WAS UNDERTAKEN WITH TESTS TO DETERMINE RAT PREFERENCES. THE CONSISTENTLY HIGH ACCEPTANCE OF AROMA-INTENSIFIED RICE FORMULATIONS ENCOURAGED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BAIT ADDITIVE FROM RICE VOLATILES. SEVENTY-THREE COMPOUNDS WERE IDENTIFIED, ONLY NINE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN UNPROCESSED RICE.