Puffed snack development starts with a controlled pellet geometry, but expansion still depends on how that starting format responds to the puffing process. Developers need to manage piece size, expansion and density while preserving the distinctive cereal or pulse identity of the finished snack.
What can we help you achieve?
Dedicated puffing format
Controlled expansion gives puffed products a light structure, consistent density and attractive shape.
Expanded snack structure
A more even expanded structure can improve density, bite and piece-to-piece consistency.
Distinctive colour
Better colour and surface consistency can make the finished product more attractive.
Our Recommended Ingredient Solution
LensPEARL
This ingredient can provide puffing pellet and nutrition platform in this formulation. Unlike CicerPEARL, the standard LensPEARL route is made from red lentil flour, creating a distinct lentil-based puffed format.
CicerPEARL
It supports the same validated formulation objective(s), but it brings a different ingredient profile. This pearl is made from chickpea and rice flour, offering a chickpea-led puffing route rather than the red-lentil or pea alternatives.
OryzaPEARL
These 100% rice-flour pellets are purpose-designed for puffing and provide a uniform starting size and shape, supporting consistent expansion and smooth-surfaced puffed products.
MaysPEARL
These pellets are made from 100% yellow maize flour and can be produced in different shapes depending on the mould, differentiating them from the rice- and pulse-based pearls.
Of course no two formulations are alike and your best choice may also depend on factors beyond pure functionality. Let us help you find the ingredient solutions that best fit your application, with specifications, samples and recipe support when available.
