Pellet snacks are well-known within the world market of food products for having huge versatility regarding taste, raw materials used and some sensory characteristics.Pellet snacks are typically small, have large expansion, a porous structure and a crispy texture; however, these properties can differ depending upon the raw material used.The specific physical and sensory features of these popular snacks are the effect of starch transformation during processing.In the manufacturing of pellet snacks, a raw material containing starch, such as potato starch, flakes, granules or grits, are mixed with water, salt and optionally with other dough components, such as vegetable, cereal or legume flour, semolina or grits, and pellets are formed, usually with the use of low shear extrusion technology.