In this study we select two low frying temperatures (120 and 140 C) and two high ones (160 and 180 C) in order to evaluate the effect of the oil temperature over browning development in potato chips. Fried potato color is the result of Maillard, non-enzymatic browning reactions that depends on the superficial reducing sugar content, and the
temperature and frying period (Ma´rquez & An˜o´ n, 1986). Low reducing sugar contents are required to minimize
color development during frying (Mottur, 1989). Color changes in the potato slices during frying were followed
using DE, since this color parameter showed notorious significant during frying. Potato slices tend to get darker as frying proceeds (as a result of surface non-enzymatic browning reactions) as indicated by the progressive
increasing of DE values with frying time (Fig. 5). The higher the frying temperature the darker the potato chips get since non-enzymatic browning reactions are highly temperature dependant. Since the color of potato chips is many times highly related to the acrylamide content, it will we useful to develop a CV on line which can automatically select and separate those chips with high acrylamide content from those with allowed acrylamide contents.