Research Article

Physicochemical, Rheological, and Morphological Characteristics of Products from Traditional and Extrusion Nixtamalization Processes and Their Relation to Starch

Table 2

Physicochemical characteristics of corn masa from the extruded (ENP) and traditional (TNP) nixtamalization processes.

CharacteristicENPTNP

Moisture content (%)53.1 ± 0.13a1,257.4 ± 0.68b
Resistant starch (g/100 g sample)1.43 ± 0.053a0.85 ± 0.073b
pH8.2a8.4b

1 Means standard deviation. 2 Means with the same letter are not significantly different ().