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Corn Tortilla Tacos Can be Good for You; it's Called Nixtamalization;
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Corn Tortilla Tacos Can be Good for You; it's Called Nixtamalization;

Process makes corn more usable by your body

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Jan 30, 2024
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Corn Tortilla Tacos Can be Good for You; it's Called Nixtamalization;
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Four young Hopi women grinding corn, 1906, Edward S. Curtis.

Let's talk about nixtamalization — the centuries-old method of processing corn that changes the way it’s metabolized by the human body. Healthy corn tortillas don’t just magically appear.

I've long been an advocate of corn tortillas over flour for tacos (they're more authentic and taste better t…

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