Sweetener particles, sweetener particle compositions, and related methods of preparation and use
AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorsDena K. Strehlow, Patrick C. Dreese, Stefan Bucher, Fern A. Panda
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Abstract
Described are coated food products having a sweet coating, such as a (e.g., sucrose, fructose, or the like) coating, the coating containing core-shell sweetener particles that include a sweetener layer at an exterior; also described are related methods of preparing the coated food product and the core-shell sweetener particles.
Claims22
A powder composition comprising core-shell sweetener particles consisting of an edible core and a nutritive carbohydrate sweetener layer on the edible core and at a particle exterior, the core-shell sweetener particles comprising less than 80 weight percent sweetener layer based on total weight of core-shell sweetener particles, wherein the sweetener layer is in the form of solid particulates agglomerated on an outside surface of the edible core.
A food product comprising a sweetener coating, the food product comprising a food piece and the sweetener coating at a surface of the food piece, the sweetener coating including a powder composition comprising core-shell sweetener particles consisting of an edible core and a nutritive carbohydrate sweetener layer on the edible core and at a particle exterior, the core-shell sweetener particles comprising less than 80 weight percent sweetener based on total weight of core-shell sweetener particles, wherein the sweetener layer is in the form of solid particulates agglomerated on an outside surface of the edible core.
A method for preparing a food product, the method comprising:
- providing a food piece having an exterior surface;
- applying a powder composition to the exterior surface, the powder composition comprising core-shell sweetener particles consisting of an edible core and a nutritive carbohydrate sweetener layer on the edible core and at a particle exterior, the core-shell sweetener particles comprising less than 80 weight percent sweetener based on total weight of core-shell sweetener particles, wherein the sweetener layer is in the form of solid particulates agglomerated on an outside surface of the edible core.
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