Tortillas from extruded masa as related to corn genotype and milling process

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 130-133

  Martinez Flores H E ^a   Martinez Bustos F ^b   Figueroa, C J D ^b   Gonzalez Hernandez J ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Hammer mill; Knife mill; Starch

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000566770     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1998.tb15692.x     Document Type: Article

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