The negative influence of edible coatings on sensory attributes of fried chips can be explained by following facts: (1) During frying MC, SFHP and starch undergo chemical reactions in varying degrees resulting in different color change. For example, MC-coated chips were dark-yellow and SFHP-coated chips were light yellow. (2) The edible coatings can retard the starch gelatinization and retrogra-dation leading to different crust appearance and texture of fried chips. (3) The edible coatings have retained more moisture and less lipid inside of fried chips, thereby generating different mouth-feeling. Nevertheless, all the coated products were not smoggy. (4) The edible coatings also reduce lipid-soluble flavor compounds in fried chips, especially in the case of MC coatings. For SFHP coatings, the treatment by low concentration CaCl2 solution has not brought perceptible metallic taste to products.