Table 3 Relative frequency (%) of the women’s perception of maize grain attributes in three regions of Chiapas
Characteristic | Region | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Metropolitana | Comiteca | Altos | All | |
They distinguish grain hardness | 30.0 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 60.0 |
They notice that the Oloton grain is harder than the Tuxpeño | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 43.3 |
They recognize the difference in hardness between different colors of the same race | 0.0 | 14.3 | 23.1 | 13.3 |
They detect alterations in nixtamalization | 20.0 | 28.6 | 38.5 | 30.0 |