The industrialization of nixtamal and tortilla production in Mexico
Description of the development of the nixtamal industry, which comprises the milling of nixtamalized corn, mecha-nized tortilla processing and the production of nixtamalized corn flour. Based on local innovation, it adjusted to the preferences of domestic consumers, who consume freshly made tortilla...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/25343 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/revistaira/article/view/25343 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Nixtamal industry Corn flour tortillas Nixtamalized corn Local technology Technological innovation Industria del nixtamal Tortillas de harina de maíz Maíz nixtamalizado Tecnología local Innovación tecnológica |
| Sumario: | Description of the development of the nixtamal industry, which comprises the milling of nixtamalized corn, mecha-nized tortilla processing and the production of nixtamalized corn flour. Based on local innovation, it adjusted to the preferences of domestic consumers, who consume freshly made tortillas. However, with time and global expansion, new types of products emerged, such as the packaged tortilla produced on a large scale, that gradually conquered the domestic market. The relationship between local technological innovation and industrialization in a country like Mexico, where both processes do not usually go hand in hand, highlighted. |
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