Three frying facilities are available in MPOB, i.e. pressure, open fryers (batch) and pilot plant continuous fryers (Figure 1). The pressure fryer is commonly used for products such as breaded chicken to retain its juiciness while the open fryer is more for products to be eaten instantly such as French fries, chicken and fish nuggets. The pilot plant continuous fryer is a small-scale commercial potato chips fryer, built for R&D purposes for small production volumes. Besides potato chips, this pilot plant can also produce banana chips, muruku and tapioca chips.

Main Research: Dr Karimah Ahmad