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US 2021/0227860 A1Published application
Nixtamalization process and derived compositions bioenriched with selenium
OwnerDaniela Guardado-Félix, Sergio Romàn Othón Serna-Saldívarinventors
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Abstract
This disclosure provides methods for producing nixtamal, in particular from corn and other grains, with an increased level of selenium, and food products produced therefrom.
Claims37
A method of producing nixtamal comprising an increased level of selenium from a cereal, pulse/legume, oilseed or pseudocereal, comprising the steps of:
- a) tempering, conditioning or soaking the cereal, pulse/legume, oilseed or pseudocereal in a solution comprising a selenium salt;
- b) germination of the tempered, conditioned or soaked cereal, pulse/legume, oilseed or pseudocereal to produce a sprouted cereal, pulse/legume, oilseed or pseudocereal;
- c) cooking the sprouted cereal, pulse/legume, oilseed or pseudocereal in a solution comprising lime, calcium hydroxide, wood ashes, potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide;
- d) steeping the cooked and sprouted cereal, pulse/legume, oilseed or pseudocereal in the solution;
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- e) draining the solution from the cooked and sprouted cereal, pulse/legume, oilseed or pseudocereal to produce nixtamal comprising an increased level of selenium.
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A food product produced from cereal, pulse/legume, oilseed or pseudocereal nixtamal comprising an increased level of selenium.
A corn tortilla, corn snack chip or corn tostada comprising an increased level of selenium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.