BOWS, JOHN RICHARD,BURNHAM, COLIN JEFFREY,HICKIE, DAVID LESTER,HILLIARD, GREG PAUL,LOCK, MICHELLE LOUISE,NEWBERRY, BRIAN RICHARD,PAPALIA, ROCCO DOMINIC,PEART, JOANNA LOUISE
申请号：
CA2712246
公开号：
CA2712246C
申请日:
2009.01.09
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
The present invention is directed towards a method for making a healthy snackfood having an appearance and tastesimilar to conventional fried snack products without the use of an oil-fryingprocess. The method of the present invention includesthe steps of providing food slices from a starch-based food or dough. The foodslices can be blanched and a controlled amount ofoil can be added to enhance final organoleptical properties. The food slicesare then rapidly dehydrated to a much lower moisturecontent in a primary drying step that simulates conventional fryingdehydration rates. A food snack, such as a corn or potato-basedsnack, produced by this method is a low-fat, ready-to-eat snack having theconventional texture and taste associated with fried snackproducts.
