Tortilla Chip - Corn Chips Contrasted With Tortilla Chips

Corn Chips Contrasted With Tortilla Chips

A similar fried corn snack is the corn chip, which is not made from a tortilla, but from corn meal which has been processed into a particular shape, typically a small scoop. Fritos are an example of this. The principal difference between the corn in tortilla and corn chips is that the corn in a tortilla chip has undergone a process known as nixtamalization, which involves processing the raw corn with quicklime. Note that both tortilla and corn chips are referred to as "corn chips" in Australia and Oceania. The tortilla chips main market would fall within that of the potato chip or 'crisps'.

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