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Oh, and the principal difference between the corn chip and the tortilla chip is that the corn in a tortilla chip has undergone a process known as nixtamalization, which involves processing the raw corn with quicklime; and that the corn chip, which is not made from a tortilla, but from corn meal, has been processed into a particular shape, typically a small scoop. This is why there is a differnet flavor to a corn chip like Fritos, when compared to a tortilla chip or "strips" (which are tortillas cut in strips rather than wedges).