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What is nixtamalization?
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23.03.21
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For centuries, people across Mexico and Central America have been using a traditional method, known as nixtamalization, to process their maize.
Now carried out both at household and industrial levels, this technique offers a range of nutritional and processing benefits. It could easily be adopted by farmers and consumers in other parts of the world.
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