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US 2014/0370170 A1Published application
Process for Seasoning Reduced Fat Snacks
AssigneeDiamond Foods, Inc.
InventorsJoe McCarthy, Carolyn Richards Ottenheimer
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Abstract
A method for preparing a low-fat snack food fries the snack food, removes some of the oil accumulated by the frying, re-applies oil onto the surface of the snack food and then applying a seasoning or flavoring that adheres to the snack food via the surface coating of oil.
Claims20
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A method for preparing seasoned reduced fat snacks comprising:
- frying the snack food in a first oil;
- centrifuging the snack food for between 2.5 and 3.0 minutes at between 400° F. and 440° F.;
- spraying a second oil on the snack food;
- and
- applying a seasoning on the snack food.
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