Efficacy of Microwave-Heating during Alkaline Processing of Fumonisin-Contaminated Maize.

Fumonisins (a family of foodborne carcinogenic mycotoxins) cause health hazards to humans and animals in developing countries, and has also economic implications. Therefore, the efficacy of a novel environmental friendly nixtamalization procedure to make tortillas (the main staple food for the Mexic...

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Published in:	Iranian Journal of Public Health
Main Authors:	Abraham Mendez-Albores, Denisse Anelem Cardenas-Rodriguez, Alma Vazquez-Duran
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2014-02-01
Subjects:	Fumonisins Fusarium verticillioides Maize Microwave nixtamalization Tortillas
Online Access:	https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4241