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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Steven Eckhoff, Savoy, IL (US);
Edith Oliva Cuevas Rodriguez, Sinaloa, MX;
Jorge Milan Carrillo, Sinaloa, MX;
Inventors:
Steven Eckhoff, Savoy, IL (US);
Edith Oliva Cuevas Rodriguez, Sinaloa, MX;
Jorge Milan Carrillo, Sinaloa, MX;
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a nixtamalization process wherein corn endosperm fractions, subfractions, or combinations thereof are individually nixtamalized to produce food products. The invention also comprises food products, including masa, instant masa, tortillas, and tortilla-related food products produced by the present invention's methods, including food products that have controllable fat and/or fiber levels.