Food Products Containing Powdered Yogurt, Whole Grains and Fruit
AssigneeThe Quaker Oats Company
InventorsAnna Meta Bauer, Brian Sambor
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Abstract
A food product containing yogurt powder, a stabilizer system, whole grains and fruit is provided. The food product contains a dry mix of ingredients including yogurt powder, flavors, salt, sugar and whole oat granola. When cold milk is added to the dry mix, the dry mix hydrates within 3 minutes and forms a creamy, thick texture, like yogurt.
Claims23
A shelf-stable dry food product comprising:
- yogurt powder;
- a stabilizer system, the stabilizer system including a modified starch and a hydrocolloid;
- and
- a sweetener;
- wherein, when an aqueous liquid is added to the dry food product, the stabilizer system is selected such that the dry food product hydrolyzes within less than three minutes to form a product having the consistency of yogurt.
A shelf-stable food product comprising a dry mixture, the dry mixture comprising:
- yogurt powder;
- a stabilizer including modified starch and a carrageenan;
- a sweetener;
- and
- whole grains;
- wherein upon adding an aqueous liquid to the dry mixture, and stirring the mixture, the resultant hydrated food product has a creamy, thick texture in three minutes or less following the addition of the liquid into the dry mixture.
An edible packaged food product comprised of a dry mix requiring addition of an aqueous liquid to hydrate components of the dry mix, the dry mix comprising:
- a stabilizer including a modified starch and a carrageenan;
- yogurt powder;
- and
- whole grains;
- wherein hydration of the yogurt powder with an aqueous liquid results in a spoonable food with a thick, creamy texture, the spoonable food having a caloric content less than 350 calories per serving.
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