Snack Products; a Small Portion of Food Generally Eaten Between Meals, or a Small Meal

 

Snack products, or snacks, are often considered as a small amount of food consumed between meals. Snack food categories such as chips, frozen snacks/appetizers, crackers, nuts/trail mixes, pretzels, popcorn, puffs/extruded snacks, tortilla chips, and popped snacks, including trends, products, ingredients, packaging, equipment, and formulation strategies. There is a variety of different processed snacks available in the market. These include ready-to-eat popcorn, potato chips, tortilla chips, corn chips, multigrain chips, meat snacks, party mix, pork rinds, pretzels, extruded snacks, snack nuts, variety packs, and granola products.

Savory snacks are made using staple raw materials such as vegetables, fruits, grains (rye, maze, rice, wheat, etc.), pulses, starch, vegetable oils, and flavorings. Savory snacks are enjoyed by people of all age groups and are consumed on various occasions. Savory snacks are snack food products which has a salty or spicy flavor. Sweet food has the flavor or taste of sugar or honey, whereas savory food is not sweet, but rather full-flavored and sometimes spicy. A healthy snack product between meals can also decrease hunger and keep people from overeating at meal time. Savories are small items of savory food usually eaten as a snack.

Moreover, cereal-based snacks are a major source of healthy foods; made from different grains such as sorghum, maize, millet, quinoa, barley, rice, rye, oats, and wheat. These ready-to-eat Snack Products are the primary source of energy, proteins, and dietary nutrients. Cereal-based snack products are a popular alternative to traditional foods/snacks for children with allergies. Furthermore, the snack bar is lightweight and easy to carry popular snack food, with nutritious and high-calorie content, and is always seen as a meal replacement by people on the go. Thus, healthy snack products are gaining importance worldwide.

As more foods are offered in developing nations, snacks are growing more popular. As a result, there is an increasing demand for snack products. For example, as more American consumers replace meals with snacking, sales of salty chips, pretzels, & popcorns have grown. Moreover, as consumers become more health-conscious, demand for snack products which are nutritious yet tasty is also increasing worldwide.