NIXTAMALIZATION ASSISTED WITH ULTRASOUND: EFFECT ON MASS TRANSFER AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF NIXTAMAL, MASA AND TORTILLA

 

L.E. Moreno-Castro, A. Quintero-Ramos, M.G. Ruiz-Gutiérrez, M.A. Sánchez-Madrigal, C.O. Meléndez-Pizarro, I. Pérez-Reyes, D. Lardizábal-Gutiérrez

 

 

  • Ultrasound technology represents an improvement in pericarp removal and water absorption.

  • Ultrasound treatment reduced the processing time compared with traditional or industrial nixtamalization.

  • Fick's model satisfactorily predicted water absorption during nixtamalization with and without ultrasound.