This study shows strong linear relationship between oil uptake and moisture loss during
deep-fat frying of chicken breast. The effect of frying oil temperature on oil absorption
is significant (P < 0.05) but is likely close to a maximum at the frying oil temperatures
used in this study. The data indicate that oil absorption reaches a plateau or quasiequilibrium
in the vicinity of 35% - 40% moisture loss. This is contrast to the linear relationship
between oil uptake and moisture content over a full range of moisture content
reported for thin potato. The quasi-equilibrium or fluctuations of oil uptake as
moisture loss progresses beyond 40% tend to equilibrate while moisture loss continued
in the quasi-equilibrium state. The relationship between moisture loss and oil uptake is
an important phenomenon in the context of characterizing the physical properties of
fried product