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NALT Completo

Preferred term

nixtamalización

Type

Topic

Definition

La nixtamalización consiste en cocer y remojar maíz en una solución de cal, luego el maíz se lava y muele para formar una masa con la que se hacen tortillas, hojarazcas para tacos, chips de maíz, etc.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: https://lod.nal.usda.gov/naltv#Definition

Broader concept

procesamiento de alimentos

Related concepts

In other languages

nixtamalization

English
nixtamalisation
nixtamalising
nixtamalizing

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6414

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