CA1151945A
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Low fat content potato chips
Assignee: General Foods Inc
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Filing: 1980-06-27
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Granted: 1983-08-16
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Expires: 2000-06-27
Abstract
Abstract ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A potato chip having a fat content of up to about 20% is prepared by coating the raw potato slice with a layer of edible fat and subjecting the raw coated slice to microwave heating.
Inventors
- 👤 Surendra P. Mehta
- 👤 Brian T. Lawton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
CA
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2026-11-06 10:09
CPC Classifications
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Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A process of preparing low caloric potato chips having an added fat content of not more than 20% by weight and which have substantially the same flavor, color and crispness as deep fat fried potato chips but with less fat caloric content, the process employing only single-step microwave heating for the preparation of the product and comprising: (a) coating raw potato slices with a quantity of edible oil to provide an added fat content of not more than 20% to the potato chips, and (b) completely heating and cooking the coated potato slices in a single-step with microwave heating for a period of time sufficient to produce the potato chip product.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A process of preparing low caloric potato chips having an added fat content of not more than 20% by weight and which have substantially the same flavor, color and crispness as deep fat fried potato chips but with less fat caloric content, the process employing only single-step microwave heating for the preparation of the product and comprising: (a) coating raw potato slices with a quantity of edible oil to provide an added fat content of not more than 20% to the potato chips, and (b) completely heating and cooking the coated potato slices in a single-step with microwave heating for a period of time sufficient to produce the potato chip product.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the added fat content is at least about 5%.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the added fat content is between about 12 to about 15% by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process according to claims 1, 2 or 3, wherein the raw potato slices are coated with edible oil by dipping the slices in the oil, spraying the oil onto the slices or soaking the slices in edible oil followed by draining to remove excess oil.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the micro-wave heating is conducted at 910-915 MHz and the period of time is 5-15 minutes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process according to claim 5, wherein the period of time is 6-9 minutes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 1, 3 or 6, wherein the edible oil is olive oil, peanut oil, corn oil, coconut oil, re-fined cottonseed oil, soybean oil, sesame oil or mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
Low caloric potato chips having an added fat con-tent of not more than 20% by weight and which have substantially the same flavor, color and crispness as deep fat fried potato chips but with less fat caloric content when prepared according to the process of claim 1, 2 or 5.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
Low caloric potato chips having an added fat con-tent of between about 12 to about 15% by weight and which have substantially the same flavor, color and crispness as deep fat fried potato chips but with less fat caloric content when prepared according to the process of claim 3, 5 or 6.
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