Calcium-enriched food product
AssigneesMission Phamacal Co., Sterling Foods, Ltd.
InventorsMary A. Walter, Nick N. Davis
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a calcium-enriched chewable baked food product in which at least one piece of the food product provides the recommended daily DRI of elemental calcium. The calcium-enriched baked food product has a mouth feel, texture and taste substantially similar to a non-calcium-enriched baked food product. The food product also provides Vitamin D3 in a range of 100-2400 IU and optionally may be enrobed with a flavored coating. The present invention is also directed to a method for producing the calcium-enriched food product.
Claims22
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A method for producing a calcium-enriched baked food product, the food product being chewable and providing the recommended daily DRI of calcium, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) mixing selected wet and dry ingredients in a mixer to form a mixed dough/batter;
- b) feeding the mixed dough/batter through an extruder;
- c) cutting the extruded dough/batter into individual pieces either before or after baking;
- d) packing the baked pieces into packing material thereby providing a chewable calcium-enriched food product in which at least one piece of the food product provides enough calcium to achieve the recommended daily DRI of calcium and the food product has a mouth feel, texture and taste substantially similar to a non-calcium-enriched baked food product;
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- wherein the calcium enriched food product comprises between 2.30% and 18.57% elemental calcium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.