Potato Flakes

What are potato flakes?

Potato flakes are flat chunks of dehydrated mashed potato. Popularly known as ‘instant mashed potatoes’, they are fully cooked potatoes that have undergone the industrial process of dehydration. One of the most essential dehydrated potato products among others such as potato granules, pellets, powder, shredded and sliced potato, the main reason behind their popularity and widespread use is their unique ability to reconstitute even with cold water.

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Potato Flakes

How are potato flakes made?

Potatoes are cooked and mashed, then crushed by rollers on the surface of a drum. The mashed potato sheets then undergo the process of quick-drying, which brings their humidity level to the desired value. The dried sheets are broken and grounded to the required density to yield top-quality potato flakes.

Crown Potato Flakes are different from others in the sense that only the finest potatoes are utilised for the production. Additionally, we use the best machinery and equipment to produce flakes that are on par with international standards. Crown Potato Flakes are apt for using anywhere, where one would require potato mash.

Potato Flakes

Why choose Crown Flakes Potato Flakes?

Crown Flakes Potato Flakes are made from 100% high-quality raw potatoes. They are free from any chemical additives and preservatives. We guarantee farm-fresh flavor with easy preparation. In just minutes you can enjoy hot and delicious real mashed potatoes that taste just like homemade. All you must do is add our potato flakes to hot water, gently fluff with a fork, and serve. Our Potato Flakes are perfect as a quick side dish or snack, but there are countless other ways you can use them. Crown Flakes are outstanding in yeast breads that call for mashed potatoes. They produce a soft velvety. texture in potato breads and rolls. You can also add potato flakes to meatloaf or meatballs to create a smooth, even texture. They can be used in place of breadcrumbs to coat and fry your chops. Finally, you can use our Crown Flakes potato flakes to thicken sauces and gravies. On an individual level, potato flakes are also a great, gluten-free alternative to flour that can be used as a binder and texturiser in noodles, fries and sauces, and also in your baking doughs to increase moisture without compromising on the consistency. It is also associated with better insulin sensitivity and colon health. Potato Flakes are also highly helpful for industrial use. Here’s how.

1. Less produce, more use: One case of Crown Flakes Potato Flakes weighs about 20 Kilograms and yields approximately the same number of servings as 100 Kilograms of raw potatoes.

2. Increased Hold Time: Potato mash prepared using flakes holds 2 times longer than mashed potatoes made from scratch. Additionally, you can refresh the instant mash with water while holding on a stream-table.

3. 100% Yield: Potato flakes help to eliminate yield loss of 15% - 20% that originates due to the peeling and storage of raw potatoes.  

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Potato Flakes

Usage

Gone are the days when cooking a potato-centered dish involved the hassle of peeling the vegetable, and then cutting, cooking, cooling and eventually mashing it. With Crown Flakes Potato Flour/Flakes, you can take on all of these endeavours in a fuss-free, fast-paced manner.

1. Preparing Potato Snacks: Think of our country’s local delicacies, such as Papad and Bhujia, or even Parathas, Tikkis, Koftas, Kebabs, and Vadas. Our potato flakes can easily be used to make the cutlet in all of these, as in the international favourites, like French Fries, Croquettes and Cutlets. What’s more, it also serves as an excellent thickening agent for Soups, Curries and Gravies across cuisines. In fact, potato flakes also form the base of a lot of readily available shelf snacks such as chips, sticks, namkeens and pellets.
2. Enhancing the texture of Baked Goods: Potato flakes are also highly sought after as the secret ingredient of your favourite desserts and savouries. They help enhance the flavour and texture of breads, pastries, cookies, cakes, doughnuts, brownies, burgers and even baby food.
3. Binding Agent for Fish and Poultry: Meat and poultry processors find potato flakes useful to add to their batter or as a binding agent.

4. Convenience everywhere: From households to hotels, restaurants to fast food chains, bakeries, confectioneries and F&B organisations, potato flakes is a product that will find utility in your ingredient shelves across a plethora of cuisines to serve a variety of requirements.

Potato Flakes

Advantages

1. Economy of time: : Switch to potato flakes and you will not only save time and effort, but also your time and energy. All you have to do is add water to our Potato Flakes and you’ll get Instant Mashed Potatoes.
2. Energy-saving: Eliminate the hassle of peeling, cutting, cooking, cooling and then mashing potatoes for all your potato snacks. You’re one step away from your desired consistency with Crown Flakes Potato Flakes.
3. Long-lasting: You can enjoy the benefits of potato flakes for a long time, with its shelf life being of up to a year.
4. Easy storage: Potato flakes are extremely light-weight and hence, easy to transport. What’s more, the product does not require any refrigeration. Store it in a dry place and it will last for a year from its date of manufacture.
5. Uniformity: Turning to Potato Flakes will help you achieve uniformity in taste and texture across your recipes every time you make them.
6. The better alternative: Low sugar potatoes are used as the core ingredient for Crown Flakes Potato Flakes. These potatoes are high in protein and carbohydrates and low in fat. Carbohydrates are a highly underestimated fuel for your energy production.
7. Industrial prowess: The amazing 6:1 ratio of Potato flakes/flour/powder enables drastic cost reduction in storage, handling and transportation as compared to raw potatoes.Quicker, cost-effective processes are made possible with Crown Flakes.

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