Chips What are chips? Chips are snack products which can be made from either cereals or tubers, such as corn or potatoes. Potato chips are perhaps the most famous snack products ever consumed. Chips can be made using several processing technologies, or their combinations, including: Extrusion cooking Frying Drying Extrusion and frying [...]
Frying What is Frying? Frying is a thermal food process that is widely used in the production of snacks and bakery products. Similar to baking and extrusion, it is used to impart unique textures, flavors and aromas to a variety of foods. Products traditionally made by frying include: French fries Tortilla chips [...]
Yeast Donuts Also known as yeast-raised or fermented doughnuts What are Yeast Donuts? Yeast donuts are fried bakery products that are yeast-leavened, unlike traditional donuts that are chemically-leavened with baking powder and made with a cake batter. The unique characteristics of donuts are their traditional ring shape and the method of frying [...]
Donut What are Donuts? A donut, also called doughnut, is a kind of fried dough confectionery. Donuts are typically ring shaped with a hole in the middle. Bakers also make oval shaped donuts, which are often filled with custards or fruit preserves. The most popular type of donut is a circular one [...]
