Patent ID: 7553508

Claim:
A snack food having a high amylopectin content comprising potato flakes and/or potato granules, wherein 100% of the flakes and/or granules are prepared from potato of which the starch has an amylopectin content of at least 95 wt %, wherein at least 50% by weight of the snack food is the flakes and/or granules prepared from potato of which the starch has an amylopectin content of at least 95 wt %, wherein dough of the snack food comprises the flakes and/or granules, and wherein the snack food comprising flakes and/or granules prepared from potato of which the starch has an amylopectin content of at least 95 wt % becomes more expanded upon cooking than a snack food comprising potato flakes and/or granules prepared from potato of which the starch has a normal amylopectin content of about 80±3 wt %.