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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2000
Jose De La Luz Martinez-Montes, Puebla, MX;
Feliciano Sanchez-Sinencio, Naucalpan, MX;
Maximiano Ruiz-Torres, Michoacan, MX;
Fernando Martinez-Bustos, Veracruz, MX;
Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Zacatenco, MX;
Abstract
A process for the production of fresh masa, nixtamalized flour and derived produts is disclosed. Water-lime cooking of pericarp fractions of the corn, and appropriate hydration of the germ and endosperm fractions of the corn is achieved to prepare fresh masa, nixtamalized corn flour and derived products. The pericarp fractions are cooked with lime and water at a temperature between about 50° C. to about 300° C. The germ and endosperm fractions are hydrated with water. The pericarp fractions and the germ-endosperm fractions are milled separately, and the milled pericarp, germ and endosperm fractions are then mixed for producing fresh corn masa. The fresh corn masa can be dehydrated and milled for producing nixtamalizaed corn flour. Also, the pericarp, germ and endosperm fractions can be dried in order to produce nixtamalized corn flour.