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Article: Better tortilla chips less scrap: infrared sensors determine the temperature of an object without making physical contact with it. Here's how the noncontact technology helped optimize the performance of gas-fired ovens used in flour and corn food production operations.(Infrared Sensors)
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- Process Heating
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- November 1, 2007
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It is no surprise flour and corn food products, including tortilla chips, are so popular with consumers--they're fresh and flavorful, whether served at a favorite restaurant or purchased from a local market. In fact, in the growing U.S. snack-food market, tortilla chips may soon overtake potato chips in total sales. According to the Snack Food Association in Alexandria, Va., Americans consume 1.54 billion pounds of potato chips annuall,y with tortilla chips close behind at 1.43 billion pounds.
The Spanish first coined the term tortilla (from torta, or "cake") in Mexico, where it was used it to describe flat corn and flour cakes. ...
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