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Four different potato cultivars, namely, Kufri Chipsona 1 and Kufri Frysona (processing purpose), Kufri Jyoti and Kufri Bahar (table purpose) were converted into flesh and peel powder (raw and after boiling) and studied for their respective biochemical and functional attributes to get an idea of possible dynamics of their utilization in different food formulation as bioadditives. The 16 variants of powder obtained retained less than 10% moisture content and demonstrated 'very good' to 'fair' flowability. Peel powders recorded a higher total mineral, fiber, phenolic contents and total antioxidant activity than the flesh powders which were significantly affected by boiling. Among raw and boiled flesh powders, highest reducing and total sugars were recorded for Kufri Bahar while least was observed in Kufri Chipsona 1. Colour coordinate showed that boiling imparts brightness to flesh powder while peel powder got darkened. Boiling of the tubers resulted in an increase in the resistant starch (* 29% maximum) and flavour (* 180% maximum) component. Peel exhibited a total glycoalkaloid content in the range of 0.75 (Kufri Frysona) to 1.7 mg/100 g (Kufri Bahar) that is well within the acceptable limits. Rheological study of the flesh powders revealed a reduction of about 11-18 °C in pasting temperature and about 87-90% in peak viscosity, setback, breakdown value and final viscosity upon boiling. This study revealed that the traditional processing method such as boiling can significantly modify the techno-functional characteristics of potato flesh and peel powders which can further govern their end use in various food formulations.

Since snacks high in fats are known to be a significant source of fat and energy intake, these have been put in high dietary restraint category. Therefore, an attempt was made to process potato chips through microwave processing without incorporation of any oil in potato chips. Microwave processing of potato chips was done using microwave power varying from 180 to 600 W using constant sample size. Among eleven different drying models, Parabolic model was found to be the best fit through nonlinear regression analysis to illustrate drying kinetics of potato chips. The structural, textural and colour attributes of microwaved potato chips were similar to commercial fried potato chips. It was found that at 600 W after 2.5-3.0 min of processing, potato chips gained the fracturability and crispiness index as that of commercial fried chips. Microwave processing was found suitable for processing of potato chips with low fat content (*3.09 vs 35.5 % in commercial preparation) and with acceptable sensory scores (C7.6 on 9.0 point on hedonic scale vs 8.0 of control preparation).

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The effect of shelf storage under ambient conditions of cut apple dices on degradation of bioactive compounds such ascorbic acid, total phenols, antioxidant activity (% DPPH inhibition) and PPO activity were investigated. The results indicated that antioxidant activity declined significantly over 80 min storage of diced apples at ambient temperature. Similar trend was observed for ascorbic acid, total phenols and PPO activity. Ascorbic acid, total phenols and antioxidant activity degradation followed first-order kinetics where the rate constant (k) was found to be in range for all the thirteen cultivars, though initial ascorbic acid and phenol content varied in different apple cultivars. The reaction rate constant (k) for first order degradation ranged from 1.16 to 1.97, 0.89 to 1.29 and 0.37 to 1.54 for antioxidant activity, total phenols and ascorbic acid, respectively. This explains that antioxidant activity degrades at higher rate than total phenols and ascorbic acid, which also corroborates that antioxidant activity is affected by both total phenols and ascorbic acid content. In general, total antioxidant activity for apple dices kept for 80 min under ambient conditions exhibited lower values as compared to control.

Processed potato products such as potato chips are widely consumed among vulnerable (children and teenager), therefore can be used as an ideal carrier for targeted nutrient's delivery i.e. macronutrient calcium. The present study was carried out to standardize the process for development of calcium fortified potato chips through vacuum impregnation technique and to explore the acceptability of developed product through storage study of 3 months period at ambient storage conditions (~ 250 °C, 51% RH) in LDPE (low density polyethylene) packaging. Fortification of potato chips was done at 15 mm Hg vacuum pressure with GRAS fortificant of calcium (calcium chloride, E509) using different combinations of blanching time, vacuum time, and restoration time as per Box-Behnken design of response surface methodology. optimization was done on the basis of fortified calcium content as well as hardness of the end product. Results showed optimized process conditions (calcium chloride at 1.05% level, blanching for 1.69 min, vacuum exposure for 14.99 min, and rest time of 15.80 min) can fortify potato chips at 700 mg/100 g of calcium level with acceptable sensory attributes. The standardized product was also evaluated for its structural attributes through surface electron microscopy, flavor (umami) compounds along with shelf life. The developed fortified product has 4.5 and 7.1 times higher calcium content than its control and commercial counterparts respectively. Storage studies parameters (FFA value, PV value, sensory attributes and non enzymatic browning) showed that the fortified potato chips were acceptable up to 60 days of storage at ambient condition. Thus, calcium fortification through vacuum impregnation technique for a widely acceptable potato based snacks can be helpful in changing the perception of consumers for potato based snacks from the category of 'Junk food to Healthy food'.

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