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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2000
Fernando Martinez-Bustos, Veracruz, MX;
Jose De La Luz Martinez-Montes, Puebla, MX;
Feliciano Sanchez-Sinencio, Estado de México, MX;
Maximiano Ruiz-Torres, Michoacan, MX;
Instrituto Politecnico Nacional, Zacatenco, MX;
Abstract
A high pressure process and system for the production of fresh whole corn masa, nixtamalized whole corn flour, and derivates wherein dry corn grains are transported by means of an elevator to a series of cleaning screens to separate impurities and foreign material before they are subjected to a cooking step. The corn grains as well as lime and water are fed continuously to a cooking device, which is subjected under a combination of pressure and temperature, to reduce the time of cooking of the whole corn grains. So, nixtamalized corn grains are obtained for the preparation of fresh whole corn masa and nixtamalized whole corn flour for tortillas, tortilla chips or the like.