Are blue corn tortilla chips any healthier (or unhealthier) than the standard white/yellow kind?

As far as the 'basic' nutrients go the blue and red corn are fairly similar to yellow and white corn but there *are* minor differences.

The pigments in the darker corns have the same benefits normally applied to dark colored fruits and vegetables (for what that's worth<g>).

The most important ingredient to look for on a corn chip bag is lime (calcium hydroxide) since that makes a *huge* difference in making corn nutrients available for use by your body!

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Blue Tortilla Chips

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You might find this weeks news story interesting!

Blue tortillas contained 20% more protein than their white counterparts, as well as less starch and a lower glycæmic index, Sara Jensen reports in Chemistry & Industry

Perusing the grocery aisles, you’ll soon be more likely to find tortillas in a greater variety of colours waiting to be made into a delicious taco. The change will come as a result of new research that has found that naturally pigmented blue corn tortillas are healthier than the white and yellow varieties.

Luis A Bello-Pérez and colleagues at the International Polytechnic University, Morelos, Mexico analysed blue and white corn tortillas, finding the blue tortillas contained about 20% more protein than their white counterparts. The blue tortillas also had less starch and a lower glycæmic index (GI), which is good news for diabetics and dieters. (Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture DOI 10.002/jsfa.3008).

The glycæmic index shows a carbohydrate’s potential for raising blood glucose levels. Foods with a low GI are considered healthier because sugar is taken into the blood more slowly. This is helpful for maintaining a steady supply of energy.

Foods with a low GI are important for staying healthy, especially for those with metabolic syndrome, a combination of disorders which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Its symptoms include hyperglycæmia, high blood pressure and obesity. Studies have shown that up to 25% of the population in the US is affected by the disorder.

Blue tortillas are healthier for all, not just those with metabolic syndrome. Juscelino Tovar, an author of the study, said the findings will be ‘good for those affected by metabolic syndrome and for healthy individuals’ as it reduces the risk of developing the syndrome.

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Tortilla chips should be corn, oil and salt. Nothing else.

The blue isn;t any healthier than the red or white. Just make sure that it is not artificially colored and then they are the same.

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I would only add that blue corn is something the avg person does not have and it would give your diet more variety - and more variety means less chance of developing an allergy to foods that are eaten too often. Variety is the spice of life.

There is no nutritional difference in the corn-the only difference would be if more fat or sodium was used in making one vs. the other.