High protein crispy food product and method for preparing the same

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to a high protein crispy poultry food product and method for preparing the same. The snack chip can contain chicken or turkey and have a fat content of between 0-20% by weight. The snack chips can be formed from dough containing 30-100% by weight of chicken or turkey and having a protein content equal to, or above 3% by weight. The dough can also have a moisture content of approximately 20-70% by weight. To achieve the targeted moisture content, dry dough products, such as corn masa, potatoes, or rice, can be mixed with the turkey or chicken. Add back, or partial drying can also be used to reduce the moisture content. Dray ice can also be added to the dough to sufficiently cool the dough to prevent it from sticking to the rollers.

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         3 . A baked or fried low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip 2 to 30 mm thick comprising:
 30-100 weight % turkey and/or chicken;   30-49 weight % dried dough component comprising corn;   0.1-30 weight % oils, salt, herbs, spices, onion, dried tomato powder or puree, red bell pepper or puree, sugar, sweeteners, flavoring, vitamins and supplements, emulsifiers, anti-oxidants, colorants, seasoning, and/or vegetable matter other than turkey, chicken and corn;   0.1-10 weight % salt and   0-8 weight % moisture for a total of 100 weight %.   
     
     
         4 . The baked or fried low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 3  wherein the food chip has a fat content between 0.1 and 20% by weight. 
     
     
         5 . The baked or fried low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 3  wherein the food chip has a fat content between 0.1 and 5% by weight. 
     
     
         6 . The baked or fried low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 3  wherein the food chip is 3 to 10 mm thick. 
     
     
         7 . The baked or fried low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 3  wherein the shape of the chip has a flat triangle shape, leaf shape, saddle shape or concave shape. 
     
     
         8 . The baked or fried low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 3  wherein the weight of the food chip is 0.1 to 8 g. 
     
     
         9 . A method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip 3-10 mm thick comprising the steps of:
 Preparing a wet dough component of turkey and/or chicken mash;   Preparing a dry dough component of corn masa:   Preparing a dough preparation from the wet dough component and the dry dough component, the wet dough component comprising 30-100 weight % of the dough, the dough having a moisture content of 20-70 weight %;   Forming the dough preparation into sheets by sheet-forming means;   Cutting the sheets to form moist snack food chips; and   Drying the moist snack food chips in a drying stage to obtain a dried low fat, high protein, golden colored snack food chip comprising 30-100 weight % turkey and/or chicken; 30-49 weight % corn masa and a moisture content of 0-8 weight % for a total of 100 weight %.   
     
     
         10 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 9  wherein the wet dough is prepared from 99% fat free turkey and/or chicken mash. 
     
     
         11 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 10  wherein the 99% fat free turkey and/or chicken mash is prepared from pre-cooked turkey and/or chicken. 
     
     
         12 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 9  wherein the sheet-forming means comprises a roller press with opposing rollers to form sheets from the dough preparation. 
     
     
         13 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 12  wherein the dough preparation is cooled or partially dried prior to forming the sheets to prevent the dough from sticking to the rollers of the sheet-forming means. 
     
     
         14 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 13  wherein the sheets are pressed into a cutter to form the moist food chip shapes. 
     
     
         15 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 14  wherein the moisture content of the moist food chip shapes is reduced in the drying stage to 0-8 weight %. 
     
     
         16 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 14  wherein the moist food chip shapes are passed through a single stage or two stage furnace in the drying stage to reduce the moisture content of the moist food chip shapes to 0-8 weight %. 
     
     
         17 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 14  wherein the moisture content of the moist food chip dough are reduced at temperatures up to 200° C. in a single stage or two stage furnace in the drying stage to 0-8 weight %. 
     
     
         18 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 14  wherein the moisture content of the moist food chip shapes is reduced using a an expeller pressed oil deep-fryer in the drying stage to 0-8 weight %. 
     
     
         19 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 9  wherein the 99% fat free turkey and/or chicken mash is prepared from pre-cooked turkey and/or chicken. 
     
     
         20 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 9  wherein the wet dough is prepared from 99% fat free turkey mash. 
     
     
         21 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 9  wherein the wet dough is prepared from 99% fat free turkey mash. is prepared from pre-cooked turkey and/or chicken. 
     
     
         22 . The method of preparing a low fat, high protein, crispy, golden colored snack food chip according to  claim 9  wherein the dried snack food chip has a fat content of between 0.1-5 weight %.