Patent ID: 7081266
Filing Date: 2006-07-25
Classification: A23L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A mixture of dehydrated potato flakes made by a process comprising the steps of: (a) cooking raw potato pieces under atmospheric pressure with steam for a time sufficient to swell the potato cells and starch granules and separate the potato cells from each other without breaking more than 60% of the starch cells inside the potato cells, wherein during said cooking: (b) forming the cooked potato pieces into a potato mash; (c) drying the potato mash to a moisture content of from about 5% to about 10% to provide a dehydrated mash; and (d) comminuting the dehydrated mash to form potato flakes, wherein said comminuting comprises reducing the particle size to form a potato flake mixture wherein the potato flakes in the mixture have a particle size distribution such that: