Production of Dry Masa Flour for Snacks

Flowchart of the manufacturing process of regular aud partially defatted 

Partially defatted corn chips are also produced in Mexico. The hot fried chips with approximately 36% oil are immediately placed in perforated wire type baskets for 30 to 60 s centrifugation. The centripetal force removes part of the free oil without damaging the chip structure and decreases the oil content to approximately 26%-28%. The removed oil is collected and returned to the fryer (Sema-Saldivar 2008). 

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