Why Calcium Hydroxide + Corn is Key to Understanding Western Civilization (and Tacos)

Corn tortillas may seem like an everyday, regular food item – but these pressed corn patties hold a secret almost as old as civilization itself. #tacos #foodscience #corn You might also like other Reactions videos: How to Make the Best Nacho Cheese:    • How to Make the Best Nacho Cheese   The Science of Avocados:    • The Science of Avocados   Frying Your Way to Better Chicken:    • Frying Your Way to Better Chicken   Why is Pizza So Good?    • Why is Pizza So Good?   What Science Says About Brining Your Bird    • What Science Says About Brining Your Bird   The Delicious Chemistry of Sushi:    • The Delicious Chemistry of Sushi   Credits: Executive Producer: Matthew Radcliff Producers: Elaine Seward Andrew Sobey Darren Weaver Writer/Host: George Zaidan Scientific Consultants: Brianne Raccor, Ph.D. Natalia Palacios-Rojas, Ph.D. Michelle Boucher, Ph.D. Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society. © 2022 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved. Sources: The Origin of Corn - Galinat - 1988 - Agronomy Monographs - Wiley Online Library https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.co... Effect of Microwave Heating during Alkaline‐Cooking of Aflatoxin Contaminated Maize https://ift-onlinelibrary-wiley-com.l... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21535... Technological properties of maize tortillas produced by microwave nixtamalization with variable alkalinity https://www.aflatoxinpartnership.org/... Effect of Processing on the Phytochemical Profiles and Antioxidant Activity of Corn for Production of Masa, Tortillas, and Tortilla Chips | Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jf06... Variation in Availability of Niacin in Grain Products https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/download/2... Transforming Corn | Cook's Illustrated https://www.americastestkitchen.com/c... Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Nixtamalization But Didn’t Know to Ask all things hominy https://allthingshominy.com/2015/10/0... The Tortilla Cartel | TASTE https://tastecooking.com/the-tortilla... Easy Nixtamalized Corn Tortillas Recipe https://www.seriouseats.com/nixtamali... Biological Properties of Vitamins of the B-Complex, Part 1: Vitamins B1, B2, B3, and B5 - PMC https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Effects of Different Processing Methods on the Micronutrient and Phytochemical Contents of Maize: From A to Z - Suri - 2016 - Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety - Wiley Online Library https://ift-onlinelibrary-wiley-com.l... Understanding the functionality and manufacturing of nixtamalized maize products - ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Alkaline Hydrolysis - Cremation Association of North America (CANA) https://www.cremationassociation.org/... Physical and chemical changes undergone by pericarp and endosperm during corn nixtamalization-A review - ScienceDirect https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Flowchart Showing the Uses of Corn, 2009 | IDCA https://iowaculture.gov/history/educa...