Abstract:
AN IMPROVED STARCH MATERIAL SUITABLE FOR MAKING PUFFED, DEEP FAT FRIED SNACK PRODUCTS COMPRISING A COMBINATION OF FROM ABOUT 30% TO ABOUT 70% OF A CROSSLINKED WAY STARCH WITH FROM ABOUT 30% TO 70% OF A CROSS-LINKED NON-WAXY STARCH. THE NON-WAXY STARCH PREFERABLY IS MILO STARCH, CORN STARCH, OR MIXTURES THEREOF. ALSO, A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A PUFFED, DEEP FAT FRIED SNACK PRODUCT FROM THIS IMPROVED STARC H MATERIAL AND THE RESULTING SNACK PRODUCT.