The fat content was dependent on the frying time. Breading portion seemed to absorb more of the frying oil with longer residence time in the fryer of the frying tem- perature. Other authors also reported higher oil uptake with increasing frying time [30]. This could be attributed to the porous structure which might have facilitated the transport of oil and moisture simultaneously. Moisture content is an important factor in determining oil uptake during deep fat frying. Water evaporation creates cavities during frying. These capillary pores work as pathways in the food and subsequently filled by oil [24]. There was an opposite relationship between moisture loss and oil uptake, so higher oil content corresponded with lower moisture content [24,31]. The effect of frying time, chi- tosan and white egg were significant (p < 0.05) in con- trolling oil content during deep fat frying (Table 1).The fat content of crust models of ch0.5, ch1.5 and control were 5.611 ± 0.419, 6.674 ± 0.040 and 6.915 ± 1.515 respectively (Figure 2) and also w10, w5 and control samples had 3.647 ± 1.103, 4.236 ± 0.254 and 6.915 ± 1.515 fat content after 60 s of frying respectively (Figure 2). Egg albumen reduced the oil content significantly, but yielded softer products [32].