Method for producing maize flour

US9113651B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Buhler AG · CH

Inventors

• Markus Nussbaumer · Ravensburg, DE
• Noël Girardet · Heerbrugg, CH
• Walter Wäspi · Ciudad Juárez, MX

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 20, 2010
• Grant date: Aug 25, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 13, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23V2002/00
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

This invention provides a novel method for producing maize flour including at least one treatment step in which a product comprising maize is treated under alkaline conditions, wherein an alkaline solution is sprayed onto the product. Furthermore, a facility for producing maize flour is disclosed, in particular in said method. Moreover, maize flour obtained by this method and foodstuffs containing this flour are disclosed.