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Masa

What is Masa?

Masa is Spanish for dough but usually refers to corn meal dough in food products. It is used for making tortillas, tamales and other Latin dishes. The dried and powdered form is called Masa Harina. You may also see the use of Masa Trigo which refers to wheat flour in Spanish. [1]



History

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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Masa


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Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Masa - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Corn Masa
Corn Masa Flour
Ground Corn Masa Flour
Masa Corn Flour
Masa Flour
Masa Harina
Masa Trigo
Stone Ground Corn Masa Flour
Stoneground Blue Corn Masa Flour
Stoneground Yellow Corn Masa Flour
Yellow Corn Masa

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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