Patent · US Expired

Production of masa corn-based products

US5652010A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 1995
Grant dateJul 29, 1997
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23L19/11
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

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.

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