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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2006
John Richard Bows, Lutterworth, GB;
Colin Jeffrey Burnham, Quom, GB;
Jon Paul Coker, Rugby, GB;
Greg Paul Hilliard, Coventry, GB;
David Lester Hickie, Market Harborough, GB;
Michelle Louise Lock, Bury St Edmunds, GB;
Brian Richard Newberry, Leicestershire, GB;
John Richard Bows, Lutterworth, GB;
Colin Jeffrey Burnham, Quom, GB;
Jon Paul Coker, Rugby, GB;
Greg Paul Hilliard, Coventry, GB;
David Lester Hickie, Market Harborough, GB;
Michelle Louise Lock, Bury St Edmunds, GB;
Brian Richard Newberry, Leicestershire, GB;
Frito-Lay Trading Company GmbH, Geneva, Bern, CH;
Abstract
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 small 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. The dehydrated food slices can then be heated to impart fried flavor notes. 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.