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Rice - the technological ingredient for aquafeed
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Active ingredients for healthy animals

Rice - the technological ingredient for aquafeed

by Karel Thurman, BENEO-Animal Nutrition, Belgium

When rice extrudates are cooled the product’s structure is more homogeneous and the surface smoother. When the extrudates are cooled down,
An extrusion enhancer
The surface of extrudates is important when it comes to the behaviour of the pellet in water
In the extrusion process, one of the
the product’s structure is more homogene- "The surface of
ous and the surface will be smoother. The
most important characteristics is the hot-
surface of the extrudates is important the extrudates is

W
set of a flour.
ith a production of
over 600 million Table 1: Characteristics of different starches This is the increase of viscosity during the
when it comes to the behaviour of the
pellet in water. important when
cooling of the dough. Rice flours/starches are
tonnes per year, rice
is the most impor-
Rice
starch
Wheat
starch
Corn
Starch
Tapioca
Starch
Potato
Starch
characterised by a very high hot set tem-
Via the use of rice starches, water penetra-
tion in the pellet can be limited increasing the it comes to the
tant food-cereal and serves as a basic
ingredient for people all over the
perature and viscosity increase rate during
expansion of the dough after the extruder’s die,
durability of the pellet in the water.
behaviour of the
world. On the other hand only six Size (µm) 2-8 3-40 15-25 20-35 15-80
certainly compared to other cereal flours.As the
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A floatability regulator
with riceUhr Seite 1
Not only the surface of the pellet is
pellet in water"
percent of the total rice production is
derivatives, the expanded dough will give more smoother when rice flour is used in the
used in animal nutrition. Shape Hexagonal Oval Hexagonal Hexagonal Oval
resistance to the formation of steam pockets. extrusion process. Also the expansion of
Rice has, however, various nutritional Gel structure Soft, creamy Firm Firm Sticky Sticky
and technological properties which makes it
a fascinating ingredient for aquafeed. short and long chains in rice amylopectin The various rice varieties differ KAHL Extruder OEE
(DP6-9 & DP>25) limit retrogradation. strongly in amylose/amylopectin content,
An extra-ordinary cereal In addition, rice amylose is character- giving the starch of each variety a specific
for Fish Feed
Adapted to growth in a variety of regions ised by a very high degree of branching, set of technological characteristics.
worldwide, rice (Oryza sativa L) consists of inhibiting amylose diffusing out of starch This enables the feed technolo- ●
● Flexible
Flexible production
production
over 120,000 cultivars. Just as for other cere- granules. These specific characteristics gist to play with gel strength, gel- ●
● Hydraulically
Hydraulically adjustable
adjustable die die
als the rice’s endosperm is rich in starch (up lead to a favourable behaviour during ling temperature and starch granule ●
● Production
Production of
of floating,
floating, slowly
slowly
to 80 percent). Compared to other starch extrusion-processes. rigidity. sinking,
sinking, and
and water
water stable
stable pellets
pellets
sources (see Table 1), rice has exception- Compared to other starch sources, rice Not only is there a large natural range ● Fat
● Fat content
content up
up to
to 30
30 %%
ally small starch granules. This morphology ● Pellet
● Pellet diameter
diameter 2 2 -- 12
12 mm
mm
derivatives benefit also from a neutral taste. of starch characteristics, but also a wide
explains the high water/oil absorption of array of treatments, ranging from prege-
rice flour. A large variety of rice starches latinisation to acetylation, allow to adjust
Rice starch is characterised by a very low There is a large variety in the char- the characteristics of the starch/flour to
AMANDUS KAHL GmbH & Co. KG, Dieselstrasse 5-9, D-21465 Reinbek / Hamburg, Phone: +49 40 727 71 0, Fax: +49 40 727 71 100
info@amandus-kahl-group.de, www.akahl.de
content of amylopectin-chains of intermedi- acteristics of rice starches and resulting the specific technological requirements
ate degree of polymerisation (DP12-22). The functional properties. of a fish feed.

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We could talk all day about our aquatic feed systems.
the extrudate products is modified when
rice flour is added.
But we’d rather
yours.
Rice starch has a positive effect on

talk about
the expansion of an extrudates.
Since the expansion characteristics are
directly linked to the bulk density of the
pellet, adding rice flour or starches to the fish
feed enables the aquafeed producer to adjust
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indicate that rice protein concentrate is
a good alternative to fish meal and an
inclusion up to 20 percent without a
- their
negative applications
influence and role
on the zootechnical
performances nor the fillet quality is
feasible"
Optimising dough viscosity
Also when it comes to dough-feeding of
specific aquatic species, rice ingredients can be
used to optimise the viscosity of the product.
Depending on the type of application, rice
starches/flours can help in the assessment
of an improved elasticity or durability of the
dough in contact with water.
This allows to fine-tune the
characteristics of the dough
to the requirements for each
species.
Rice protein
as alternative
to fishmeal
During the starch
extraction of rice, a highly
concentrated rice protein
is produced. The amino
acid profile of rice protein
is more equilibrated than
wheat protein.
Because of the boom-
ing aquafeed-business, an
incremental stress is put
on global fishmeal supplies.
Nutritionists are looking
more and more into vegetal
protein sources to replace
this expensive and rare ingre-
dient and to develop a more
sustainable aquafeed produc-
tion which alleviates the
environmental consequences
of industrial aquaculture.
to your process requirements, marketing budgets
making a Wenger aquatic feed
system your Wenger aquatic Traditionally, in most publications, Classified Advertising has
in the sustainability of wild fish stocks feed system. been the poor relation to placement and display advertising.
Consigned to the least read pages in most magazines Classified
Talk to Wenger today, Advertisements at best usually only attract companies and
and surround yourself services that have limited marketing budgets, for questionably,
with unrivaled resources very limited or unmeasurable reader exposure.
for exceeding your
processing goals. From 2010, whether your business is a blue chip multi-national
or a sole trader ...
International Aquafeed has changed the rules.
IAF has recognised this inadequacy and is responding with a
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From january 2010 all IAF Classified Advertisements will now
appear on the websites our TWO online distribution channels:
Joe Kearns, Aquaculture DocStoc and Scribd.
Table 2: Amino acid
profile of rice protein
Process Technology Manager
Both these high traffic channels specialise in the targeted
(aa per % protein)
positioning of industry, government and academic documents
%
Studies on seabream BENEO-Animal Nutrition offers with its and information. Each document is accompanied by independent,
Amino Acid protein
(Palmegiano et al, 2007) and broad range of rice products tailor-made unsolicited reader statistics, recording the number of visitors
to each document. All future IAF Classified Advertisements, by
rainbow trout (Palmegiano solutions for a number of challenges with
Lysine 4.2 issue, will now appear in these sites as individual documents
et al., 2006) indicate that which fish feed producers are confronted
Methionine 2.1 rice protein concentrate is a on an every-day base. with their own individual traffic records.
Cysteine 2.2 good alternative to fish meal
and an inclusion up to 20 In addition, all Classified Advertisements will now be accom-
Threonine 3.7 About the company
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Valine 5.5 BENEO-Animal Nutrition offers
influence on the zootechni- service ... at no extra cost! You will also be able to update your
Phenylalanine 4.7 a broad range of natural ingredients
cal performances nor the profiles twice a year to help you showcase new products and
with nutritional benefits. The product
Tyrosine 3.4 fillet quality is feasible. services. All profile content will be 'keyword compliant' to
range comprises vegetable proteins, • Operation via batchprinciple (upto 30 batches/hour).
Tryptophane 1.1 guarantee maximum exposure to the major search engines.
functional fibers and carbohydrates • Variation coefficient less than 1.5% mixing accuracy
Leucine 7.3 Conclusion
as well as chicory-based prebiotics. 1: 100,000 Our Classified Advertisement trial indications show in excess of
Isoleucine 3.7
Despite the fact that rice
BENEO-Animal Nutrition translates • Oil addition upto 42% 300% more exposure than print alone.
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Histidine 2.7 a number of exceptional
• Features;Service.
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pet food, animal feed and aquafeed. those for 2009 ... but with all the extra exposure.
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