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US 10,492,499 B2Granted
Food product with filling
AssigneeThe Quaker Oats Company
InventorRobert Chatel
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Abstract
The bulk density of food products with a center fill mat can be reduced by expanding the food strands making up the center fill mat. A method for producing food products with fillings having low bulk density includes preparing the food strands by passing dough through small holes, and enclosing the food strands by a first layer and a second layer.
Claims3
A food product comprising:
- an outer shell having a center space therein, wherein said outer shell is formed from cooked dough sheets comprising flour of cereal grains;
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- a center-fill mat disposed in the center space, the center-fill mat comprising expanded food strands entangled with one another and disposed randomly to form a food product having a lower bulk density than a food product in which the center-fill mat is formed by unexpanded strands, wherein the food strands are expanded prior to being disposed within the center space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.