Patents Assigned to FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, CIN.
  • Fruit and Vegetable Snacks
    Publication number: 20120196021
    Abstract: The present invention discloses formulations for vacuum baked fruit and vegetable snack pieces that have a crispy, crunchy texture similar to potato chip, corn based wafers, and other popular snack items. A fruit or vegetable base is combined with other ingredients and water to make a slurry, which is sheeted and dried in a vacuum belt dryer, and separated into snack sized pieces. In one embodiment, substantial amounts of solid inclusions are combined with the slurry before drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, CIN.
    Inventors: Ashish Anand, Varadharajan Radhamani Basker, Christopher John Cornwell, Brian Peter Jacoby, Dimitris Lykomitros, Vamshidhar Puppala, V.N. Mohan Rao