Carrot chips are
carrots that have been
fried or
dehydrated. Bagged, sliced carrots may also be referred to as 'carrot chips'. The fried version of carrot chips is often referred to as carrot fries, especially when the chips are cut in the shape of
french fries. Fried carrot chips have an oil content of 35–40%.
Carrot chips are considered a healthy alternative for
potato chip
Potato chips (North American English and Australian English; often just chip) or crisp (British English and Hiberno-English) are thin slices of potato (or a thin deposit of potato paste) that has been deep frying, deep fried, baking, baked, ...
s, as the two items have similar consistencies and uses.
Carrot chips may, in fact, become a very important food in some developing countries. University of Nebraska Scientists Ahmad Suleiman and Judy Driskell have been working with carrot chip recipes because they believe that the chips might help to combat vitamin deficiencies in children who are growing up in impoverished circumstances.
See also
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List of carrot dishes
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Vegetable chips
References
External links
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Snack foods
Deep fried foods
Carrot dishes
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