METHOD OF PRODUCING HALF-FINISHED PRODUCT FOR PREPARATION OF POTATO CHIPS Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: food industry. SUBSTANCE: method may be used for preparation of extruded food products from vegetable raw material, mainly, half-finished products for preparation of potato chips. Method involves moistening of potato starch by sugar-salt solution with temperature of 52-54 C in mixer heated up to 45-55 C up to content of moisture mass part 30-50%. Moistened starch is mixed for 10 min, and product from ground grain is added to the mixer. Said product is preliminarily prepared by cooking in extruder. Then potato product containing ground potato flakes or granules is added in mixer. After it, prepared mixture is extruded with simultaneous cooling of extruder cooking zone. EFFECT: improved organoleptical properties of products prepared from half-finished potato chips; reduced cost price of prepared half-finished product. 3 ex