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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > products and commodities > agricultural products > plant products > grain products > corn products > masa
Plant Production, Gardening > plant products > grain products > corn products > masa
Preferred Term:

masa de maíz

Definition:
Masa de maíz hecha hirviendo maíz en lima cal pulverizada, lavándolo, dejándolo secar, y luego moliendo la mezcla restante. Se añade agua a este alimento base para formar masa que es usada para hacer tortillas y tamales.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
productos derivados del maíz
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/29173
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2012-11-30