The objective of this work was to quantify the total storage protein content of 550 accessions from Coleção Nuclear de Arroz da Embrapa (Embrapa Rice Core Collection - CNAE), and to evaluate the SDS-PAGE profile of the 20 accessions that showed the highest storage protein content. High storage protein content was found in 103 CNAE accessions (>12.0%), intermediate content (11.9 to 9.0%) in 309, and low protein content (<8.9%) in 138. Six out of the 20 accessions with the highest storage protein content showed a differential profile for glutelin, which is the most abundant rice storage protein fraction. There is a large variability of rice storage protein in CNAE accessions, which can be explored in breeding programs to increase the nutritional value of the rice consumed in Brazil
Oryza sativa; protein content; genetic resources; nutritional value
