Effect of maize processing methods on the retention of ...
The most common maize product in Venezuela, Colombia and Panama is a flatbread called arepa, a thick round dough generally prepared with pre-cooked decorticated and degermed maize kernels although in some regions of Colombia is made of whole grain previously treated with ash or lime (Ranum et al., 2014; Espinoza et al., 2018; Guzzon et al., 2021).