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1) POTATO CHIP
- Potato
- Vegetable oil
- Antioxidants BHT and BHA
- Flavoured seasoning
- Sugar
- Salt
The most raw materials that used in this production is potato. Potato is the primary raw
material used in this manufacture. A crop with great production, robust adaptation,
widespread distribution, high nutritional value, and high economic worth is the potato. Potato
always used in industrial raw materials cause it easy to get and high of level vitamins and
minerals. Potato can provide potassium, pantothenic acid, vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin B6
and manganese. For the seasoning of the potato chip,
PROCESSING STEP
(potatochipsmachinery, 2018)
WASHING
- Fresh potatoes that is collected at the farm is cleaning by using roll cage washing machine. this
machine helps to remove the sand and other other dirt that sticks at the surface of the potatoes.
PEELING
- After washing the potatoes, the potatoes is peeling by using potato rumbler. Potato rumbler is an
industrial grade electric potato peeler. In order to quickly peel and wash potatoes so they are ready
for cooking or other preparation, potato rumblers work by rapidly rotating potatoes and water in a
sizable abrasive-lined drum.
TRIMMING
This process is done to isolate potatoes that do not follow the standards that have been set for the
production of potatoes chip. The potatoes should not have bug, mildbew and shapethe irregular
ones.
POTATO SLICING
- By putting all the washed potatoes in the potato slicing machine, the potatoes is thinly sliced.
BLANCHING
- Blanching foods helps reduce quality loss over time. Potatoes were blanching by immersed into
water. This steps helps to prevent the enzymes actions which otherwise cause loss of flavor, color
and texture and also prevent the potatoes from become sluggish.
References
potatochipsmachinery. (2018). Research on the Processing of Potato Chips. Retrieved from
potatochipsmachinery: https://www.potatochipsmachinery.com/news/research-on-the-
processing-of-potato-chips.html#:~:text=Potato%20chips%20are%20a%20convenience,and
%20flavoring%2C%20and%20other%20processes.