The production process of puffed snacks mainly includes the following steps:
Raw material processing: Mix the selected raw materials with water and perform starch gelatinization treatment
Processing: The starch gelatinized material is processed by steaming or steam turbine to form a crispy substance that can enter the expansion furnace
Puffing: Place processed raw materials into a puffing furnace and subject them to high temperature and high pressure treatment to instantly expand, forming puffed food
Drying: Send puffed food into a drying room to remove excess moisture and give it a certain shelf life
Packaging: Packaging the dried puffed food to form edible finished products
The equipment configuration of the puffed snack production line includes:
Starch gelatinization equipment: gelatinize starch through steam to make it viscous for subsequent processing
High pressure cooking equipment: After starch gelatinization treatment, the crispy raw materials are processed in the cooking equipment to form substances that are easier to enter the expansion furnace
Puffing furnace: By using high temperature and high pressure to instantly expand raw materials, puffed food is formed
Drying equipment: Drying puffed food to remove excess moisture and give it a certain shelf life
Packaging machine: Packaging puffed food after drying, including manual and automatic bagging methods
Differences in production process of different types of puffed snacks:
Baked puffed food: powder making → steaming → shaping → one-time drying → maturation → secondary drying → baking → seasoning → packaging
Fried puffed food: powder making → steaming → shaping → drying → deep frying → seasoning → packaging
Direct extrusion type puffed food: powder making → mixing → extrusion puffing → shaping → baking → seasoning → packaging