Fortified tortillas made from masa produced through the traditional nixtamalization and wet-milling process, where folic acid was added to nixtamal before milling, contained 15%, 33%, and, in one study, even 80% less folic acid compared to the folic acid amount added to nixtamal (theoretical fortified level)
Bacteriostatic water typically has a pH of 4.57.0, while sterile water ranges from 5.07.0
In Europe, it is classified as food additive E621 [for monosodium glutamate] and E620 [for glutamic acid itself]
Each batch is provided with a full Certificate of Analysis (COA) for batch-specific verification and traceability
These factors include exposure to sunburns, cuts, radiation, chemicals, and trauma (Rodrigues et al., 2017)