PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a preparation method of polished rice excellent in sweetness and taste.SOLUTION: In preparation of polished rice including the first step for storing unpolished rice until just before polished rice, the second step for polishing unpolished rice, and the third step for cooling and storing the polished rice which has been just polished, each of the first step, the second step and the third step is performed under an environment having a lower temperature than room temperature, and further, in the third step, the polished rice which has been just polished is quickly chilled and stored.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】甘みやうま味に優れた、精白米の製法を提供する。【解決手段】精米直前まで玄米を保管する第1の工程と、前記玄米を精米する第2の工程と、前記精米した精白米を冷却して保管する第3の工程と、を備え、前記第1の工程、第2の工程および第3の工程を、いずれも室温よりも低温環境下で行う精白米の製法であって、前記第3の工程は、前記精米した精白米を低温環境下で急冷して保管することを特徴とする。【選択図】図1
