Comparing traditional and commercial nixtamalization of three maize landraces: impact on pozole quality and consumer acceptance

Table 2 Quality traits of raw grain and flowered grains of Ancho (AN), Cacahuacintle (CAC) and Elotes Occidentales (EO) maize landraces

Landrace	TW kg hL⁻¹	HGW	DML (%)		Flowering time (min)		Flowering volume (cm³ 100 g⁻¹)		Puncture force (N)
Landrace	TW kg hL⁻¹	HGW	TN	CN	TN	CN	TN	CN	TN	CN
AN	65.2 b	80.5 a	5.8 cB	11.7 aA	247 aA	127 aB	412 aB	440 aA	0.72 bA	0.47 cB
CAC	59.1 c	66.4 b	6.4 aB	10.9 bA	150 cA	125 aB	384 bB	440 aA	0.82 aA	0.54 bB
EO	71.7 a	54.3 c	6.1 bB	10.5 cA	214 bA	90 bB	420 aA	415 bA	0.83 aA	0.55 aB

TW: Test weight; HGW: hundred grain weight; DML dry matter lost
Low-capital letters indicate statistically significant differences in columns. Capital letters indicate statistically significant differences in values from the same row (Tukey, 0.05)

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