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Oil Absorption During Frying of Frozen Parfried Potatoes
Author(s) -
Aguilera J.M.,
GloriaHernandez H.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2000.tb16031.x
Subject(s) - food science , absorption (acoustics) , chemistry , materials science , composite material
A tracer method was used to assess the uptake of oil by commercial frozen parfried potatoes fried (180 °C, 150 s) in colza oil (CO) involving a short post‐frying immersion in hot coconut fat (CF). CO and CF were determined directly in the crust by differential scanning calorimetry (crystallization temperature and enthalpy −42.7 °C/50 J/g and 10 °C/71 J/g, respectively). Oil uptake by the crust during frying in CO or CF was similar (average 25.3%). Potato samples transferred immediately after frying in CO to the CF bath had most of the CO absorbed replaced by CF after a 10 s post‐frying, meaning that CO was readily accessible in the crust structure. Samples fried in CO and cooled for up to 60 s before transfer to hot CF showed only partial replacement of CO. Oil wetting the surface of the sample at the end of frying was estimated as 70 to 80% of the total oil uptake. Formation of the crust (frying time > 1 min) was required for oil to migrate into intercellular spaces that are dynamically formed during frying and thus accessible to CF and solvents.