Vacuum impregnatingpotato chips with green tea
Potato chips, one of the most popular snacks in the United States, generally are not considered nutritious because of their high fat and carbohydrate content. A recent studyin the Journal of Food Science tested the feasibility of enriching the chips with antioxidants by introducing green tea extract using vacuum impregnation (VI) technology.
Total phenolic content (TPC) was used to find the optimal VI parameters. Sliced potatoes were fried under vac…