METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF DRIED POTATOES Russian patent published in 2020 - IPC A23B7/03 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the food industry. Disclosed is a method for production of dried potatoes, which consists in the fact that potatoes are washed, inspected, calibrated, cleaned, cut, blanched and dried. Blanched with steam or water until reaching temperature in product 80 °C depending on variety and shape of potatoes cutting. Then it is cooled down with flowing water, the temperature range of which is 4–20 °C. Further, moisture is removed from potato surface by air flow at temperature of not more than 40 °C and frozen at temperature from 0 to -35 °C in suspended state, dehydrated and air-blown simultaneously. Blowing speed is 5–15 m/s, heated in two stages, in the first stage depending on grade and shape of cutting is heated from 20 minutes to 6 hours and temperature is not higher than +55 °C, in second stage – to temperature not higher than +40 °C in product thickness and moisture content of 2–12 %, wherein irradiation with bactericidal lamp is performed.

EFFECT: invention ensures production of dried potatoes of high quality.

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