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US 2016/0249672 A1Published application
Coated food product and method of preparation
AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorsKathryn E. Burton, Daniel R. Green
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems for coating food pieces with edible particles. The methods include simultaneously applying liquid and edible particle components of a coating to a food piece.
Claims18
A method for applying edible particles to a food product, the method comprising:
- a. providing a suspension including a liquid and the edible particles in an amount of from about 10% to about 60% by volume of the suspension, the edible particles having a sieve distribution of ASTM −4/+80 with at least 20% of the particles being ASTM 50 or larger;
- b. combining the suspension with air in a nozzle assembly to produce an air atomized suspension;
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- c. directing the air atomized suspension onto the food product to apply the edible particles to the food product.
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A method for applying edible particles to a food product, the method comprising:
- a. providing a suspension including a liquid and the edible particles in an amount of from about 10% to about 60% by volume of the suspension, the edible particles having a size of from about 0.18 mm to about 4.75 mm with at least 20% of the particles being 0.30 mm or larger;
- b. combining the suspension with air in a nozzle assembly to produce an air atomized suspension;
- and
- c. directing the air atomized suspension onto the food product to apply the edible particles to the food product.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.