Traditional French fries are defined as deep-fried potato pieces in the shape of strips with a cross-section of 10*10 mm and a length exceeding 6 – 7 cm, which contain about 4% fat when pre-fried, while ready-to-eat fries may contain…
Features Of The Vacuum Frying Technology At reduced pressure or at vacuum, the boiling point of water lowers, thus, enables the use of lower temperatures for frying at around 90-100°C. Vacuum frying reserves the color and nutrients and imparts the…
Food Freezing Application The commonly employed processing of canning, thermal processing such as pasteurization and sterilization, dehydration, freezing, etc. has been already well known as the proper food preservation techniques. Nowadays food freezing has become one of the most important…
Vacuum cooling is one of the most rapid and uniform methods of extending the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables. Vacuum cooling decreases the pressure around the produce to a point at which the boiling point of water is reduced. The consequent…
High dry matter, edible energy and protein content of potato make it nutritionally a superior vegetable as well as staple food. It is reported that Frozen French fries and chips share unit operations in the potato processing industry of 30%…
Fruits & Vegetables are fried in vacuum, which helps to prevent oxidation and retain natural taste and freshness. On another hand, vacuum frying that is carried out in low temperatures benefits all the original vitamins, minerals, micro-nutrients, aroma and colour…
Sterilization is the complete destruction or elimination of all viable organisms in/on a food product being sterilized. Sterilization destroys yeasts, molds, vegetative bacteria, and spore formers, and allows the food processor to store and distribute the products at ambient temperatures,…
What Is Freeze Drying? Freeze drying, also known as lyophilization, is a process that removes water from food or other perishable materials using a combination of low temperature and high vacuum. The process works by first freezing the food, then…
How Vacuum Frying Works? Vacuum frying is a process that involves frying food items in a vacuum chamber. The process is different from traditional frying methods, as it takes place under reduced pressure, usually reduced around 80-90 kPa. The lower…
What Is A Water Shower Retort? A water shower retort is a type of retort used in the food industry to sterilize canned or bottled food products. The process involves heating the food product to a specific temperature for a set period…