Post Time: 07 January 2019
Generally, it includes pre-treatment, blanching, pre-drying, par-frying and quick freezing process. A review for individaul process is shown as follows,
No. | Process | Application |
01 | Raw material | High dry matter content potatoes prepare |
02 |
Pre-treating (Washing,Peeling,Cutting) |
To slice homogenous strips |
03 | Hot water blanching | Not only enzyme inactivation and texture formation, but also to leach out reducing sugars. |
04 | Hot air Pre-drying | Respect to colour and texture and reduce the oil uptake |
05 | Par-frying in oil | Obtain a porous crust which is essential for good quality French fries. |
06 | Oil draining and cooling | Oil content removal |
07 | Quick freezing | Rapidly freezing to avoid large ice crystals form causing damage of the product. |
Refer to: Frozen French Fries Making Machine