Chemical and physicochemical properties of dried wet masa and dry masa flour

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 408-412

  Bello Pérez, Luis A ^a   Osorio Díaz, Perla ^a   Agama Acevedo, Edith ^a   Solorza Feria, Javier ^a   Toro Vázquez, Jorge F ^b   Paredes López, Octavio ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Maize; Masa; Starch; Tortilla

Indexed keywords

FOOD SCIENCE;

TETRAGASTRIS BALSAMIFERA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0242585026     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.1381     Document Type: Article

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