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TIL the reason why some potato chips are brown in color and seem 'burned' can be attributed to 'Zebra Chip'. Zebra Chip is a disease that alters the sugar levels in the potato. The sugar caramelizes and turns the chip brown when it is fried, giving it an off taste and burnt appearance

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