Challenges for todays sheeted snack manufactures can include lack of dough plasticity, malleability and shrinkage after cutting resulting in finished products with a hard bite and less consumer acceptance. Solutions for sheeted snacks – The Emwaxy® High Amylopectin content potato based starches help to achieve cohesive dough which is playable and has relatively low elasticity, therefore is shape stable.

Emwaxy® starches help you to adjust the ratio of crunchy and crispy to achieve a balanced level that will maximize consumer appeal when consuming this snack. Emwaxy® provides a uniquely crispy mouth feel with excellent mouth clearance.

Solutions for Snack Pellets/Chips

Emwaxy® 100 and Emwaxy® JEL 100 waxy based potato starches will help provide the ideal expansion and textures for a snack pellet. Using Emwaxy® starches in formulation provides the ability to adjust the ratio of crunchy and crispy to achieve a balanced level that will maximize consumer appeal when consuming this snack.

To gain a better understanding of how potato-based starches can enhance your production line, feel free to get in touch with Mikko Kymäläinen, the Haarla expert. He will provide you with detailed information on the various potential uses of these starches.