Manufacturing of Potato Chips and its Quality Improvement

Abstract

The current trend in the food industry has shown tremendous growth due to change in lifestyle as well as the variety of taste available outside. Potato chips are on the variety of food that people uses with breakfast as snacks. Chips are prepared by slicing potatoes and frying the chips in vessel contained oil at controlled temperature using the furnace. The crisp of chips depends on a number of factors including the quality of oil, the temperature of the oil, frying time, quality of potato and moisture contained in the chips. This review concludes with a case study of a manufacturing unit producing potato chips.