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US 5,652,010 AGranted
Production of masa corn-based products
AssigneeNabisco, Inc.
InventorsNorbert Gimmler, Joseph A. Szwerc, Juan A. Menjivar, Craig E. Rethwill, John M. Kaiser
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Abstract
Mass corn--based products, e.g., tortilla chips and taco shells, are produced by admixing and heating a coarse ground corn component with water and lime to hydrate the coarse corn component at a temperature below the gelatinization temperature of corn starch, admixing the hydrated coarse corn component with a fine ground starchy component, heating the mixture to form a dough, forming the dough into pieces and baking and/or flying the pieces.
Claims23
A method for producing masa corn-based products comprising:
- a) admixing and heating a coarse ground corn component with water and lime to at least substantially hydrate the coarse corn component at a temperature below the gelatinization temperature of corn starch,
- b) then admixing the hydrated coarse corn component with a fine ground starchy component,
- c) heating the hydrated coarse corn component and the fine ground starchy component to form a machinable dough,
- d) forming the dough into pieces, and
- e) baking and/or frying the pieces.
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