Culture can be thought of a set of shared practices, beliefs, and values that are transmitted across generations through language [Bruner, J. (1990). Acts of meaning. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press]. Teaching is one way that culture is transmitted, but forms of teaching vary across cultures and across activity settings within cultures. This article explores the impact of culture on sty...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of pH, and exposure time over the inactivation of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) during the tortilla making process as well as the degradative molecules generated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Inactivation of AFB1 in maize-dough with alkaline pH and in alkaline methanolic solutions was determined by HPLC. Kinetics of time exposure of AFB1 in methanolic solution and the degrada...

With the increasingly demanding international regulations for import and export of food products, as well as with the increased awareness and sophistication of consumers, the food industry needs accurate, fast and efficient quality inspection means. Each producer seeks to ensure that their products satisfy all consumer's expectations and that the appropriate quality level of each product is off...

La modificación de la proporción amilosa:amilopectina en el almidón harinas nixtamalizadas maíz (Zea mays L.) fue evaluada las características reológicas harina y calidad tortilla. Se usaron dos comerciales otra obtenida mediante método tradicional nixtamalización, con cuatro diferentes proporciones amilosa:amilopectina, 15:85, 20:80, 40:60 50:50. efectuó caracterización física química harinas,...