Abstract
Abstract The FAO and the OMS have warned on the high risk to health from the consumption of fried food due to their high energy density (fats) which leads to obesity, heart problems and the development of toxic compounds, like acrylamide, produced in frying oils. Chile has high obesity indices in adults, who affect 25.1% of the population. A fundamental cause is the increasing consumption of trashed food, like fried potatoes as an inevitable component. This is due mainly to the fact that fats and carbohydrates activate areas of the brain related to pleasure, leading to addiction. In this paper deals with an extruded food product similar to fried potatoes in configuration and organoleptic characteristics; made with raw materials of low commercial value. This product is aimed at producing a food similar to fried potatoes, but with low oil absorption capacity during frying, allowing to offer a healthier alternative to the population. The oil absorption for the samples submitted in both extrusions, were lower than in the commercial product. This fact presents the challenge of obtaining a prototype that generates a lower absorption of oil, realizing the changes that are already glimpsed with the preliminary tests carried out.
Highlights
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (1997a, b) indicate that the high consumption of fried food is a risk factor for health, mainly because of its high energy density, which appears at the expense of fat and for the formation of toxic compounds, mainly acrylamides, which have been related to the development of some kinds of cancer
Chile is found in the sixth place of infantile obesity in the world according to a study made by the Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (Herrera et al, 2017; Vio, 2012)
The results indicate that the samples obtained by twin‐screws extrusion decrease oil absorption compared to extrusion with single screw after frying them, except sample 4, in which it increased 15.18%
Summary
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (1997a, b) indicate that the high consumption of fried food is a risk factor for health, mainly because of its high energy density, which appears at the expense of fat and for the formation of toxic compounds, mainly acrylamides, which have been related to the development of some kinds of cancer. Chile is found in the sixth place of infantile obesity in the world according to a study made by the Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos (Herrera et al, 2017; Vio, 2012). In 2012, 25.1% of Chile’s adult population was obese According to these obesity levels and increasing trends, the Ministerio de Salud has carried out several programs and has proposed laws meant to decrease the present figures. Poor feeding has generated a number of health problems in people all over the world, causing the appearance of a set of chronic intransmissible diseases that are started mainly through foods like sugary drinks, alcohol, fried food, fast food, and sandwiches (Durán et al, 2014)
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