One of the main challenges for the 21st century is ensuring global food security. Today,
maize is the largest staple crop produced worldwide. Postharvest primary insect pests …

The lime-cooking extrusion represents an alternative technology for manufacturing pre-
gelatinized flours for tortillas with the advantages of saving energy and generation of null …

Grain is extremely vulnerable to external loads during production and processing, resulting
in the deterioration of grain quality. Deteriorated grain not only affects the economic value of …

The aim of this study was to acquire data on the physical properties and compression
loading behaviour of seed of six corn hybrid varieties. The mean values of length, width …

BACKGROUND: Numerous foods are produced from maize, and grain hardness has been
described to have an impact on grain end‐use value, and in particular for dry‐milling …

Mechanical damage of maize kernel caused by external forces during processing is closely
related to its internal mechanical properties. In this research, three main tissues'(horny …

La calidad del maíz (Zea mays L.) ha sido el principal criterio de selección utilizado por
nuestros ancestros para su mejoramiento. De hecho, gran parte del maíz que consume …

The objective of this work was to evaluate changes in the fatty acids profile and starch
properties during nixtamalization and tortilla-making processes of high-oil maize (HOM) …

Maize (Zea mays L.) meal, which is industrially produced using dry-milling, is an important
staple food in many developing countries. Kernel hardness is often the characteristic that is …

BACKGROUND Protein percentage and kernel weight affect the endosperm hardness of
maize grains. However, changes in starch composition could also modify kernel hardness …