Food & ingredients December 2022

Dehydrated potato market
sheds light on changing
consumer habits
The value-added version of the potato is preparing to appeal to the palate
with its different varieties and colors. The dehydrated potato market
is creating a new alternative that is ready to make moves determined to
impress consumers in terms of flavor and health integrity, unlike other uses.
The process of drying and grinding starchy
root vegetables has been widely approved
around the world, mainly because of its
convenience and portability. Dehydrated
potatoes in particular find application in a
variety of end uses, making them a versatile
product. According to its shape, dehydrated
potatoes are available as flakes, sliced and
chopped pieces, and powder and granules,
which have a variety of different applications
in food processing and preparation.
Dehydrated potatoes are gaining popularity
as a food additive due to their thickening
and binding properties. Dehydrated potato
products have also gained popularity in
recent years as food additives, as they
add nutritional value to various foods. The
functional and nutritional properties of
dehydrated potatoes, combined with the
convenience factor, have led to its rapid
adoption, which has had a positive impact
on the growth of the global dehydrated
potato products market.
Dehydrated potato products are processed
food products made from whole, raw potatoes
that are cleaned, peeled, sliced, precooked,
cooled, cooked, mashed and either drum dried
into flake form or air dried into granule form.
Of the various forms in which dehydrated
potato products are available, the most
popular is potato flakes. The segment is
expected to expand at a moderate CAGR
20 FOOD & INGREDIENTS INTERNATIONAL DECEMBER 2022