Physicochemical characterizing of industrial and traditional nixtamalized corn flours

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-51

  Palacios Fonseca, A J ^a   Vazquez Ramos, C ^b   Rodriguez Garcia M E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Calcium; Fiber; Nixtamalized corns flour; Particle size; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICALS; FIBERS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; VISCOSITY;

CALCIUM CONTENTS; CORN FLOURS; DIETARY FIBERS; GENERAL POPULATIONS; ME-XICO; NIXTAMALIZED CORNS FLOUR; PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PEAK VISCOSITIES; SIEVING MACHINES; UNIMODAL DISTRIBUTIONS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 61849086260     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.12.030     Document Type: Article

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