Preformed potato products

US3946116A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture · US

Inventors

• Merle L. Weaver · Martinez, US
• Earl Hautala · Richmond, US
• Masahide Nonaka · Moraga, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 13, 1972
• Grant date: Mar 23, 1976
• Expiry date: Sep 13, 1992

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23L19/19
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Potatoes are converted into convenience food products, using techniques which provide advantages over customary operations. Example: Potatoes are cooked and mashed. The mash is shaped into strips which are then treated with hot air to case-harden their surfaces. The resulting intermediates may be fried directly or held in frozen or cold storage for future use. On frying, they yield products which have the taste, appearance, color, and texture of high-quality conventional French fries plus added advantages of higher solids content, lower fat content, and no tendency to get limp.