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AssigneeInstrituto Politecnico Nacional
InventorsFernando Martinez-Bustos, Jose De La Luz Martinez-Montes, Feliciano Sanchez-Sinencio, Maximiano Ruiz-Torres
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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.
A process for the production of fresh whole corn masa and derived products, wherein dry corn grains are transported by an elevator to a series of cleaning screens which separate impurities and foreign material from the grains before they are subjected to a cooking step, said process comprising the steps of:
A process for the production of nixtamalized whole corn flour and derived products wherein dry corn grains are transported by an elevator to a series of cleaning screens which separate impurities and foreign material from the grains before they are subjected to a cooking step, said process comprising the steps of:
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