To investigate the effects of hot air treatment (HAT) on the quality attributes of Indica rice semidry-milling, HAT was applied at various temperatures (45–120 °C) and processing times (0–240 min). The changes in grain-surface cracking, moisture absorption rate, damaged starch, rheological properties, microbial decontamination, and texture qualities were evaluated. HAT induced many cracks in the rice grains, shortening the soaking time to reach maximum water content (28%) to 8 min. However, at high temperatures, extending the HAT time slowed...
