Baked savory food composition comprising shredded root vegetable and method of making the same

A baked savory food composition that is essentially free of sugar syrups, the food composition comprising:

• an inclusion component comprising one or more expanded inclusions;
• a shredded component comprising shredded root vegetable, the shredded component included in an amount of at least about 20% by weight of the food composition;
• and
• a binder component comprising no more than about 30% flour by weight of the food composition, no more than about 20% oil by weight of the food composition, and no more than about 20% added sugar by weight of the food composition, the binder component agglomerating the inclusion component and the shredded component,
• wherein the food composition has a moisture content of no more than about 4% by weight of the food composition.