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How a new mushroom chip could influence snacking - Food Dive
- Mudlrk, part of the flyGREEN in-flight snack company, plans to debut four varieties of shittake mushroom chips by the end of this month. The four flavors — original, spicy buffalo, honey onion mustard and black pepper — will first be sold online and then in stores later this year, according to Food Navigator.
- Instead of air-drying or freeze-drying the product, Food Navigator noted that Mudlrk takes whole shiitake mushrooms from China and vacuum-fries them in palm oil before adding seasonings.
- "Vacuum frying is conducted inside of a closed environment where the oxygen level is lowered and therefore the boiling point for the oil is lowered, and therefore your frying time can be lessened – ultimately it gives you the crunch of the chip," Trace Ostergren, the company's founder, told Food Navigator.