摘要 |
Peak flavor protein rouxs having applications in food products such as gravies, saucies, soups, breadings, stuffings and as flavor carriers are produced from protein food sources such as protein concentrates from vegetable, animal, dairy, fish and foul food sources which when mixed with shortening and caramelized to a specific color yield a peak flavor roux caramelized protein. The protein roux exhibiting a peak flavor which is correlatable to a specific color is achieved as a result of mixing, heating, caramelizing and quenching of the protein food source and oil mixture upon reaching a specific color - peak flavor. In addition, a snack chip composition and a snack chip having reduced oil content is provided by utilizing the peak flavor rouxs in conjunction with power or particulate vegetable sources and processed by air baking of the chip materials resulting in a reduced oil peak flavor chip. |