Patent ID: 6994880
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: A23L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A process for making dehydrated potato flakes, wherein said process comprises 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 potato flakes having a particle size distribution such that: