The objectives of this research were: (i) to study the effect of enzymatic treatment with asparaginase on
reducing the asparagine precursor for acrylamide formation in French fries; (ii) to study the interactions between
asparaginase and other relevant pre-treatment and processing parameters (temperature for enzyme treatment, blanching
and unblanching conditions, etc.); and (iii) to study the acrylamide formation during the different steps in the production
of par-fried potatoes and French fries.