improved shelf life and as a response to consumers' health concerns with fried foods.
Microwave puffing was used to puff shrimp cassava cracker (SCC) as a substitute for deep
fried SCC in this study. The dried semiproduct with various levels of initial moisture content
(IMC) from 16 to 31.5% on a wet basis and added oil percentage (AOP) from 0 to 21% by
weight were puffed by microwave heating for 1 min. Deep oil fried SCC was also used in …