FOOD PRODUCTS ADDED WITH DIETARY FIBER, PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS AND CALCIUM OBTAINED FROM NEJAYOTE SOLIDS.

摘要

The present patent application consists in providing food products resulting from cereals and derivatives thereof and/or substitutes such as bread, tortilla, cookies, breakfast cereals, pasta, amongst others, which are fortified, enriched and/or supplemented with nejayote (corn nixtamalization effluent) solids. The nejayote solids are used as a source of calcium, dietary fiber and phenolic compounds such a ferulic acid, diferulic, triferulic, putrescine compounds, amongst others, antioxidants and further benefits to health. The food products contain high levels of calcium, dietary fiber and antioxidant phenolic compounds. Two slices of supplement bread (7.2%) with nejayote solids are able to provide the 30% and 20% of the recommended daily intake of calcium and dietary fiber, respectively.