PROCESS FOR MAKING A HEALTHY SNACK FOOD

The present invention is directed towards a method for making a healthy snack food having an appearance and taste similar to conventional fried snack products without the use of an oil-frying process. The method of the present invention includes the steps of providing food slices from a starch-based...

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Hauptverfasser: YONNONE, MARTIN, ELLIS, DAVID, TOMLINSON, PAUL, FREDERICK, HILLIARD, GREG, PAUL, WHITEHAIR, STANLEY, JOSEPH, HICKIE, DAVID, LESTER, PAPALIA, ROCCO, DOMINIC, BOWS, JOHN, RICHARD, LOCK, MICHELLE, LOUISE, MALONEY, NORMAN, JOHN, BURNHAM, COLIN, JEFFREY, COKER, JONATHAN, PAUL, NEWBERRY, BRIAN, RICHARD
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention is directed towards a method for making a healthy snack food having an appearance and taste similar to conventional fried snack products without the use of an oil-frying process. The method of the present invention includes the steps of providing food slices from a starch-based food or dough. The food slices can be blanched and a controlled amount of oil can be added to enhance final organoleptical properties. The food slices are then rapidly dehydrated to a much lower moisture content in a primary drying step that simulates conventional frying dehydration rates. A food snack, such as a corn or potato-based snack, produced by this method is a low-fat, ready-to-eat snack having the conventional texture and taste associated with fried snack products.