Vegetables and fruits are known as good sources of vitamins and minerals but some people dislike their smell and taste and thus avoid eating them. In recent years, dried crispy vegetables and fruits have become popular and can easily be purchased online. Many people, even those who are not fans of vegetables and fruits, find the crispy, crunchy and seasoned vegetables and fruits easy to consume. On online threads and social platforms, there are many discussions and reviews of these products. However, some brands claim that their crispy products contain no sugar or oil and are healthy. But is that true?
Assoc Prof Kanitha Tananuwong, head of the Department of Food Technology at the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, explained that there are two types of crispy vegetables and fruits — vacuum fried and…
