Conagra Foods Rdm, Inc.

Conagra Foods Lamb Weston, Inc.

Deborah Dihel

Kevin Mellor

Roger Samoray

Moses Sanchez

Janet O Wheeler

Kristin Mills

Jeffrey Schneider

Ghislaine M Joly

Michael S Leitner

William J Pack

Jeffery Schneider

A shelf stable fried product and a process for creating a shelf stable fried product is disclosed. Aspects include a process for managing fat migration, moisture migration, and cell degrading of a food product during frying. Aspects further include a resulting shelf stable food product that includes a crispy and/or crunchy texture and a desirable fat distribution.

Shelf stable fried product and process for creating the same

A method and apparatus for smoking food products includes a method or apparatus configured to provide a pH level of a smoked food product. The determination of the pH level of the smoked product provides an objective measure of the amount of smoke received by the food product, as well as an indication of the agreeability of the flavor of the food product. Based on the determination of the pH level, the method and apparatus can be adjusted to provide a more consistent, high quality smoked food product.

Method and apparatus for smoking food products

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Richland, WA, United States of America

Deborah Dihel