the purpose of the present research, was to investigate how mashed potato quality is affected by lowtemperature
blanching (LTB) applied prior to cooking without further processing, and prior to
cooking, followed by the freezing and thawing of the samples. A second objective, based on the
results, was, using response surface methodology (RSM), to find the optimum blanching
temperature and time to improve the quality and overall acceptability of fresh and frozen-andthawed
mashed potato.