PROCESSED FOOD OF SWEET POTATO AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a processed food of a sweet potato by forming an artificial outer covering on a seasoned potato paste and providing the resultant potato paste with an appearance and a flavor close to those of a baked sweet potato in order to adjust the baked potato-like appearance to the sweet potato having an appearance stimulating the appetite avoiding a colorant if possible without especially using the colorant. SOLUTION: This processed food 3 of the sweet potato is obtained as follows. The seasoned potato paste is molded into a molded potato 4 of a prescribed size or shape and a purple powder which is a powdered dried purple potato is then applied to the surface of the molded potato 4. An outer layer 2 is formed and subsequently roasted to form the roasted potato-like artificial outer covering 5 discontinuously and closely adhering to the surface of the molded potato 4.