UNIT 1:
Current status of snack food industry in India.
Types and Functions of ingredients – structure forming materials
Types of snack food – Raw Vegetable Snack, Formed dough products from potato and maize derivatives
Types of snack food – Raw Vegetable Snack, Formed dough products from potato and maize derivatives
Half Products, Directly expanded extruded snack
UNIT 2:
Fabricated potato snacks – potato flakes
potato granules, potato starch
potato granules, potato starch
Products using whole grains
UNIT 3:
Popcorn – Popping methods
Commercial and industrial popcorn Process
UNIT 4:
Single and Multiple die extruders
Hot extrusion and Cold extrusion methods
Second generation and Third generation snacks
UNIT 5:
Raw materials. Preparation of raw materials for extrusion
macaroni and similar products
Dry and frozen pasta products
Problems in pretzel manufacture
Pretzel – Types – Formulation and Processing - mixing, extrusion, proofing, cooking, surface salting, baking and drying
Pretzel – Types – Formulation and Processing - mixing, extrusion, proofing, cooking, surface salting, baking and drying