Betaine and betaine hydrochloride were researched to addlong-shaped rice which was main produced at Hunan. The object of this investigation was to expand the application of betaine and betaine in starchy food and the exploring a new thought on improving the processing quality of long-shaped rice. The results were as fellow: gelatinization peak temperature and gelatinization enthalpy of long- shaped rice were improved with the addition of betaine and betaine hydrochloride. Meantime, they can reduce the retrogradation enthalpy of long-shaped ric...