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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bret Mattinson, Othello, WA (US);
Elizabeth Jensen, Othello, WA (US);
Assignee:
McCain Foods USA, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426250 ; 426262 ; 426438 ; 426441 ; 426637 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process of preparing frozen potato products. More particularly, the present invention relates to a process for imparting an improved golden-brown color to frozen french fried potato products by passing potato pieces through a solution containing 0.8% to 0.4% by weight of caramel, 0.02% to 0.08% by weight of oleoresin of turmeric, 0.3% to 1.4% by weight of dextrose or any other suitable reducing sugar, and 0.5% to 2.2% by weight of sodium acid pyrophosphate or any suitable effective food grade sequestering agent, then frying and freezing the potato pieces.