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Antioxidant capacity and antimutagenic activity of anthocyanin and carotenoid extracts from nixtamalized pigmented Creole maize races (Zea mays L.).
Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands) - 1 Dec 2012
Mendoza-Díaz Sandra, Ortiz-Valerio Ma del Carmen, Castaño-Tostado Eduardo, Figueroa-Cárdenas Juan de Dios, Reynoso-Camacho Rosalía, Ramos-Gómez Minerva, Campos-Vega Rocio, Loarca-Piña Guadalupe
Abstract excerpt
Nixtamalization process is the first step to obtain maize based products, like tortillas; however, in both the traditional and commercial processes, white grain is generally preferred. Creole maize races, mainly pigmented varieties, have increasingly attention since these are rich in anthocyanins...
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