US EditionScientists in Mexico develop tortilla for people with no fridge
- Raquel Gomez, a Mexican food scientist, developed a wheat flour tortilla enriched with microorganisms that preserve it without refrigeration as of 2023.
- Gomez created the tortilla because many impoverished Mexicans, especially in Chiapas, lack refrigerators and suffer from malnutrition, with Indigenous areas facing higher rates.
- The tortilla contains probiotics and prebiotics from fermented ingredients, which add nutrients and allow storage for up to a month without artificial preservatives.
- Gomez secured a patent for the tortilla in 2023 and received an award in December recognizing her work through Mexico’s industrial property authority; however, her planned marketing partnership with a company did not materialize, so the product has yet to reach the market.
- The tortilla may provide advantages to individuals such as Teresa Sanchez from Oxchuc, Chiapas, where households commonly lack refrigerators and depend on ancestral food preservation techniques to cope with increasing temperatures and economic challenges.
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Scientists in Mexico develop tortilla for people with no fridge
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