Shaped Snacks

These snacks achieve consumer approval through a combination of crunchy texture, interesting shapes and good flavour retention.

Direct expanded snacks are face cut at the die to form simple shapes such as balls, curls and rings; a profiled die can make more complex shaped ‘character’ products that attract children. The product stream can also be cut to form chipsticks or tubes.

Cooking a mix that is not homogeneous ensures differential expansion, and an uneven texture that mimics cluster snacks.

Stringy biscuits resemble shredded products but have a crispy, cracker-like bite: a variety of appealing surface textures can be created.

Crimping rather than cutting will provide pillow snacks with a light, open texture.

Balls, Curls & Rings

Chipsticks

Maize Shapes

Wholegrain Pillows

Rye Pillows (Coated)

Rice Snack Clusters

Stringy Biscuits

Protein Snacks

Hot Air Expanded Snacks