Potato Chip Production
Processing Lines in Food IndustryTopi Karilainen
Introduction
Potato chips are deep fried or baked potato slices.
The first chips were made in 1853 in New York State.
Mass production from 1910.
Economic Value
$ 16 400 000 000 in 2005
0,5% of total processed foods market
Production
Goals of Production
Quality Product Taste Storability
Fast, Cheap and Flexible Production Low PL construction and operation costs Ability to produce variety of products
Production Phases
Unloading Storage Dirt and stone removal Peeling Slicing Frying Salting and seasoning Packing
Production Phases A - Unloading
B-E – Storage; Dirt and stone removal
F - Peeling
I - Slicing
N - Frying
T - Salting and seasoning
Y - Packing
Unloading
Goals: Speed, minimum damage
Storage
Sizing Loading in crates
Dirt and stone removal
Finger rolls remove dirt during transport to storage
Peeling
Batch peeler Continuous peeler/washer After peeling, transport on open conveyor belt
for inspection
Slicing
Feeders ensure uniform flow to slicer
Frying
Heat exchangers, heat recovery Cooking oil filtration Control
Salting and seasoning
Applied pneumatically or from a belt
Packing
Weighing Bag making Loading into boxes Checkweighing
Thank you
Remember, don't eat too much!