Nixtamalization - The Hidden Chemistry That Conquered Pellagra

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Nixtamalization - The Hidden Chemistry That Conquered Pellagra

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Join Clare Delish as she uncovers the extraordinary chemistry behind nixtamalization—the ancient Mesoamerican technique of treating corn with alkaline solution—and reveals how this overlooked process prevented pellagra, a devastating niacin-deficiency disease that killed 100,000 Americans in the early 1900s. From unlocking bound vitamins to destroying cancer-causing mycotoxins, this episode explores how Indigenous food science solved problems that Western medicine took centuries to understand.

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