Corn Puff Packaging Plant

Puffcorn is commonly known as a ready‐to‐eat functional breakfast cereal or an extruded functional snack. Some puffcorn is made with oat flour, flaxseed and chia corn. Due to the health benefits, there has been increased interest in developing functional food products containing chia.An auger pushes the mixture through a die as it is exposed to high pressure. This develops the proper temperature to change the moisture in the cornmeal paste into steam, creating air cells in the collette, and puffs the corn.