Yam chips (50 g) were dipped into coating
formulations, allowed to drain for 30 s to remove
excess coating material and deep fried in an electric
fryer (S-516, Saisho, Hong Kong, China) at 180o
C
for 5 min (Aminlari et al., 2005) for each set of
treatment and controls. Excessive oil was allowed
to drain off from the chips after removal from the
fryer for about 50 s.
The following analyses were carried out on fresh
and pre-dried samples: