BAKED SWEET POTATO CHIPS

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Ingredients

1.  sweet potatoes

2.  melted coconut oil

3.  dried rosemary

4.  pure sea salt, 

 Detailed description

Ingredients

1.  sweet potatoes

2.  melted coconut oil

3.  dried rosemary

4.  pure sea salt, 

PRICE

$46/KG OR $20.91/IB

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BANANA CHIPS

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Banana chips are deep-fried or dried slices of bananas (fruits of herbaceous plants of the genus Musa of the soft, sweet "dessert banana" variety). They can be covered with sugar or honey and have a sweet taste, or they can be fried in oil and spices and have a salty or spicy taste.

Detailed description

 Banana chips are commonly found in India and Indonesia (as kripik). Variants of banana chips may be covered with chocolate instead. Banana chips are similar to chifle, usually made from firmer, starchier fruit varieties of the genus Musa commercially called plantains or "cooking bananas".

Fried

Fried banana chips are usually produced from under-ripe banana slices deep-fried in sunflower oil or coconut oil. These chips are dry (like potato chips) and can be salted, spiced, sugar coated or jaggery coated. If ripe bananas are used, they come out oily. They are used for desserts, not for dry chips.

Dried

Some varieties of banana chips can be produced using only food dehydration. Banana slices that are only dehydrated are not dark yellow and crunchy, but rather are brown, leathery and chewy. They are very sweet and have an intense banana flavor. These are ideally made from bananas that are fully ripe.

Another kind is made by baking in an oven, although this process may not result in the same intense banana flavor.

Benefit

Banana chips are made by deep-frying or drying banana slices. Dried banana chips, in turn, contain mostly all vitamins and minerals found in fresh banana fruits. However, the biggest amount of health-boosting nutrients are found in fresh banana fruits.

Fiber

Fiber can maintain your healthy digestive system which can lower chance to get constipation.^[2] Fiber also can reduce blood cholesterol and manage blood sugar levels which can lead to heart disease and type2 diabetes. Some disease such as cardiovascular and some cancer can be anticipated by eating fiber. Usually, 1-ounce of banana chips contain 2.2 grams of fiber compared with a fresh banana which contains 3.1 grams of fiber.^[3] This makes a fresh banana a healthier option.

Iron

Iron is one of the essential minerals that is used to form hemoglobin and myoglobin. They are the two proteins that serve your tissues with a new and fresh amount of oxygen. Iron also stimulates enzymes that metabolism needed to execute the chemical reactions to form energy. 1.4 milligrams of iron are contained in a four-ounce serving of banana chips. This equals roughly 18% of the everyday iron demand for men or 8% for women, according to the Linus Pauling Institute.^[2]

Potassium

Although potassium is an important mineral, a fresh banana which contains 422 milligrams has much more Potassium than the banana chip which contains only 152 milligrams.^[3]Potassium and other minerals like sodium manage your blood pressure level.^[2] This mineral maintains a normal heartbeat and muscle function. It also improves your digestive system and skeleton.^[3]

Vitamins

Banana is a great source of vitamins A, B6, C and D. Vitamin A promotes many benefits like healthy teeth, bones and soft tissues. Vitamin B6 aids immune system, heart and brain health. Indeed, B6 vitamin is needed for the proper development and functioning of the brain. Vitamin C boots healing, growth of tissue and ligament and increases the amount of the iron body absorption from plant sources. As antioxidant, vitamin C can help to prevent the appearance of some cancers, cardiovascular diseases and various chronic diseases. Finally Vitamin D is also very important for normal growth and development of bones and teeth by helping the body to absorb calcium.^[4]

Manganese

Manganese is a mineral nutrient which promotes healthy bone structure and bone metabolism by helping to create essential enzymes for building bones. It is also a co-enzyme which assist many metabolic activity in the human body. In addition, Manganese helps the formation of connective tissues, absorption of calcium, regulation of blood sugar level, and metabolism of fats and carbohydrates.

Uses and variations

India

Fried plantain chips, usually made in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and known locally as nenthra-kaaya oopperi or upperi in Kerala, are fried in coconut oil.^[5] Both ripe and unripe plantains are used for this variant. Sometimes they are coated with masala or jaggery to form spicy and sweet variants. Almost plain banana and platain chips are called pachkkaya varuthathu and kaya upperi respectively;^[6] sweet jaggery-banana chips are called sharkara upperi. It is an integral part of the traditional Kerala meal called sadya served during weddings and traditional festivals such as Onam.

Indonesia

Banana is a native plant of Maritime Southeast Asia and the people of the archipelago has developed many uses of it for ages, including as a snack. In Indonesia, banana chip is called kripik pisang, and is considered as a variant of crispy kripik (traditional chip or crisp). Kripik pisang is a popular crispy snack and can be commonly found in Indonesia, although it seems to be more prevalent in Java and Sumatra. Usually unripe green bananas are thinly sliced, soaked in lime and salt water solution, and being deep fried as chips.^[7] Unripe banana is well suited for deep frying due to its low content of water and sugar, while having high starch content. Pisang goreng is another fried banana snack, although it is not thinly slices and serves as a sweet hot snack.

Latin America

The chips are often part of muesli and nut mixes.

Other chips, such as patacones, are salty.

Similar chips called chifle are made from plantains, the family of fruit that bananas come from. In tropical Latin American cultures, all bananas are considered plantains, but not all plantains are bananas. These deep-fried plantain chips are also quite popular in the southeastern part of Mexico, especially in the state of Tabasco.

PRICE

$12.1/KG OR $5.5/IB

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BEAN CHIPS

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Bean chips are chips prepared using beans as a primary ingredient. Bean chips have been described as being higher in fiber and protein compared to corn and potato chips.Bean chips may be prepared from a variety of bean types, such as pinto beans, black beans, and white beans.

 Detailed description

 Some bean chips are prepared using green beans.^[4] They may be prepared from a bean dough that is steamed, sliced and fried. They may be consumed as a snack food, and may be accompanied with various dips.

PRICE

$24.04/KG OR $10.92/IB

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CASSAVA CHIPS

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Cassava Chips are non fermented cylindrically shaped products of about 3-5mm in diameter obtained from freshly harvested Cassava roots. They are now gaining prominence in Nigeria and all over the world as viable ingredient for compounding animal feeds for pigs, dairy cattle, poultry, fish etc.
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They are accepted because cassava is just like feed grains which consist almost entirely of starch and easy to digest. Many feeding experiments have shown that cassava provides good quality carbohydrates which may be substituted for maize or barley. It can not be used as sole feed stuff because of its deficiency in protein and vitamins; it must therefore be supplemented by other feeds that are rich in these elements. Cassava chips are also widely used for the production of ethanol which is gaining much currency as bio-fuel because of its safer and more ecological friendly qualities.

The Demand for Chips

Local feed producers are now placing orders for chips at an unprecedented rate because they have suddenly realized it’s efficacy in compounding feeds. About three ethanol plants are coming up soon in the country and that will further increase the demand for chips. China imports enormous quantities of chips and starch and they look up to Nigeria as the world largest producer of Cassava for their supplies.

The EU Animal Feeds Industry is the biggest consumer and importer of the product because of their large animal husbandry industry. They imported about 6.9million tones of Cassava products in 2000. The composition of feed compound varies according to the animal (cattle, pig, poultry) as well as to the kind of production (dairy, meat, or egg). The maximum content of Cassava products in compound feedstuff is officially set in many countries.

For instance, in Germany feedstuff for pigs must contain between 10-40percent Cassava while that of cattle is 20-25 and poultry 10-25percent.

The major Cassava importing countries are: EU countries, China, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, and United States. Other countries that also import very significant quantities are: Netherlands, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg. American companies are now making very spirited enquiries for Nigerian chips and starch for their ethanol projects. We have received several enquires in our websites and are now selecting credible companies to introduce to them. If you think your company is credible, you can contact us. Americans are seriously considering minimizing the usage of corn for ethanol production because of food security implications.

PRICE

$102.28/KG OR $46.49/IB

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CORN CHIPS

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A corn chip is a snack food made from cornmeal fried in oil or baked, usually in the shape of a small noodle or scoop. Corn chips are thick, rigid and very crunchy. Corn chips have the strong aroma and flavor of roasted corn, and are often heavily dusted with salt. 
Detailed description
In the US, Fritos is one of the oldest and most widely recognized brands of corn chips.[1]
While corn chips and tortilla chips are both made from corn, the corn in tortilla chips is subjected to the nixtamalization process, resulting in a milder flavor and aroma, and a less rigid texture.[2] Tortilla chips also tend to be larger, thinner, and less salty than corn chips.
Corn chips are usually eaten alone or with a chip dip. They are a common ingredient in homemade and commercial party mix. In the Southwestern US, a popular dish, Frito pie, is made with corn chips and chili.[3][4] In some areas, it is popular to pour the chili into a bag of corn chips and eat the mixture directly from the bag.

PRICE
$14.10/KG OR $6.41/IB

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PLANTAIN CHIPS(SALTED)[MUSA PARADISIACA]

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After removing the skin, the unripe fruit can be sliced (1 to 2 mm thick) and deep-fried in hot oil to produce chips.

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This thin preparation of plantain is known as tostones, patacones or plataninas in some of Central American and South American countries, platanutres in Puerto Rico, mariquitas or chicharritas in Cuba and chifles in Ecuador and Peru. In Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, tostones instead refers to thicker twice-fried patties (see below).

In Colombia they are known as platanitos and are eaten with suero atollabuey as a snack. Tostada refers to a green, unripe plantain which has been cut into sections, fried, flattened, fried again, and salted. These tostadas are often served as a side dish or a snack. They are also known as tostones or patacones in many Latin American countries.

In Cuba, plantain chips are called mariquitas. They are sliced thinly, and fried in vegetable oil until golden colored. They are very popular appetizers served with a main dish.^[12]

In Haiti, these slices are referred to as bannan fris. In Indonesia the banana chips are called kripik pisang. In Guyana and Ghana they are called "plantain chips". In Ecuador and Peru, they are called chifles.

Chips fried in coconut oil and sprinkled with salt, called upperi or kaya varuthathu, are a popular snack in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala.^[13] They are an important item in sadya, a vegetarian feast prepared during festive occasions. The chips are typically labeled "plantain chips" when they are made of green plantains that taste starchy, like potato chips.

In the southern Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, where banana plants are commonly grown, plantain chips are an industry.^[13] In Kerala, different types of plantain are made into chips. They are usually cut thick, fried in coconut oil and seasoned with salt or spices. Sharkaravaratti is a variety of chips which is coated with jaggery, powdered ginger and cumin. In Tamil Nadu, a thin variety made from green plantains is common. Here, coconut oil is not used for frying, and the chips are seasoned with salt, chili powder and asafoetida.

In Honduras, they are called tajadas. If the chips are made from sweeter fruit, they are called banana chips. They can also be sliced vertically to create a variation known as plantain strips.

Plantain chips are also a popular treat in Cameroon, Togo, Jamaica, Ghana, Nigeria (where it is called ipekere by the Yorubas), and other countries such as Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Ecuador, Guyana, India, the United States and Peru. They are also popular in other Caribbean communities.

In the western/central Indian language Marathi, the plantain is called rajeli kela (राजेळी केळ) (figuratively meaning king-sized banana), and it is often used to make fried chips.

PRICE

$19.75/KG OR $8.97/IB

For more information:

mobile: +2348039721941

contact person: emeaba uche

e-mail: emeabau@yahoo.com

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