Nixtamalization

Nixtamalization
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Commonly used in nixtamalization for pH modification properties.
Links: Cooking Issues post on nixtamalization - look in the comments for Dave's thoughts on its use in blanching vegetables; ...

(calcium carbonate) among Mesoamericans - to corn meal to liberate the B-vitamin niacin, the lack of which was the underlying cause of the condition known as pellagra. This alkali process is known by its Nahuatl (Aztec)-derived name: nixtamalization.

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