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Characterisation of potato crisp effective porosity using micro-CT

Renshaw, Ryan C.; Robinson, John P.; Dimitrakis, Georgios; Bows, John R.; Kingman, Samuel W.

Authors

Ryan C. Renshaw

John P. Robinson

John R. Bows

Samuel W. Kingman



Abstract

Background

The effective porosity is an important quantitative parameter for food products that has a significant effect on taste and quality. It is challenging to quantify the apparent porosity of fried potato crisps as they have a thin irregularly shaped cross section containing oil and water. This study uses a novel micro-CT technique to determine the solid volume fraction and hence the effective porosity of three types of potato crisps: standard continuously fried crisps, microwaved crisps, and continuously fried ‘kettle’ crisps.

Results

It was found that continuously fried kettle crisps had the lowest effective porosity at 0.54, providing the desired crunchy taste and lower oil contents. Crisps produced using a microwave process designed to mimic the dehydration process of standard continuous fried crisps had an effective porosity of 0.65, which was very similar to the effective porosity of 0.63 for standard continuously fried crisps. The results were supported by the findings of a forced preference consumer test.

Conclusion

The effective porosity affects the product taste and is therefore a critical parameter. This study shows that micro-CT analysis can be used to characterise the change in effective porosity of a thin irregularly shaped food product, caused by a change of cooking procedure.

Citation

Renshaw, R. C., Robinson, J. P., Dimitrakis, G., Bows, J. R., & Kingman, S. W. (2016). Characterisation of potato crisp effective porosity using micro-CT. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 96(13), 4440-4448. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.7655

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 27, 2016
Online Publication Date Mar 3, 2016
Publication Date Aug 12, 2016
Deposit Date Nov 4, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
Print ISSN 0022-5142
Electronic ISSN 1097-0010
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 96
Issue 13
Pages 4440-4448
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.7655
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/805784
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.7655
Additional Information This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Renshaw, R. C., Robinson, J. P., Dimitrakis, G. A., Bows, J. R. and Kingman, S. W. (2016), Characterisation of potato crisp effective porosity using micro-CT. J. Sci. Food Agric., 96: 4440–4448, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.7655. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.

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