In order to investigate the effect of protein oxidation during storage on the cooking and eating quality of rice, newly harvested ‘Jinyou 207' indicia rice and ‘Jijing 88' japonica rice were stored under accelerated deterioration conditions (37 ℃ and 85% relative humidity). The results indicated that the degree of protein oxidation was increased with increasing storage time of rice. The peak viscosity, final viscosity and setback of rice flour and cooked rice hardness were significantly correlated positively with the protein carbonyl content...