Fiber Fortified Cereals, Cereal Bars and Snacks and Methods for Making
AssigneeHenry H Ottens Manufacturing Company, Inc
InventorSteve Leusner
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Abstract
This invention provides methods to allow the production of high fiber ready-to-eat breakfast cereals, cereal bars, fried snacks and cookies by coating these items with fiber, thereby increasing, their fiber content from 0 to about 50%, without adversely affecting flavor and texture of the items.
Claims25
A method of fortifying a processed cereal piece with a fiber comprising:
- a. providing said processed cereal piece;
- and
- b. coating said processed cereal piece with said fiber.
A processed cereal piece fortified with a fiber coating thereon.
A method of fortifying a processed cereal piece, a baked or a fried food with a fiber comprising:
- providing said processed cereal piece baked or fried food;
- and coating said processed cereal piece, baked or fried food with said fiber, wherein the coating comprises adding said processed cereal pieces, baked or fried food into a coating means, adding a fiber suspension or a tackified fiber powder into said coating means and allowing the fiber to adhere onto said processed cereal piece baked or fried food, thereby fortifying the processed cereal piece baked or fried food with said fiber
A method of fortifying a processed cereal piece, a baked or a fried food with a fiber comprising:
- modifying the glass transition temperature (Tg) of a fiber to below the processing temperature;
- and cosating said fiber onto the surface of said processed cereal piece baked or fried food, thereby fortifying said processed cereal piece baked or fried food.
A method of fortifying a processed cereal piece, a baked or a fried food with a fiber as substantially described herein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.