PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A HIGH PERFORMANCE INTEGRAL NIXTAMAL PRODUCT

摘要

A process used for the depth thermal treatment in maize for producing High Performance Integral Nixtamal, a process for treating maize under conditions different from known ones and by which a new product can be manufactured which has been called High Performance Integral Nixtamal.

主权项

1. A process for producing High Performance Integral Nixtamal from maize, comprising:
a) washing maize in a washing tank; b) introducing the maize obtained in (a) to a reactor tank, c) adding water at 60° C. and hydrated lime in a ratio of one to three parts per thousand of maize; d) increasing temperature in the reactor tank by a heat supply to a temperature between 90° C. to 100° C.; when temperature is reached the reactor tank and after a time from 15 to 20 minutes the adding of heat is suspended; f) maintaining the tank reactor for a standby time from 20 to 30 minutes after step c); g) increasing temperature in the tank reactor by a heat supply to a temperature between 115° C. to 120° C. and a pressure from 1 to 1.3 kg/cm2, and then, suspending the adding of heat; h) maintaining the tank reactor for a standby time from 5 to 10 minutes after step g); i) reducing the pressure into reactor tank to atmospheric pressure.