Agglomerate beverage modifier comprising whole grains, method of producing the agglomerate and milk-based beverage comprising same

A method of producing a porous agglomerate capable of disbursing into a liquid, the method comprising the steps of:

• forming a homogenous dry blend comprising non-hydrolyzed, substantially non-gelatinized whole grains in an amount of up to 80%, the dry blend comprising components of no more than about 200 μm;
• agglomerating the dry blend to form whole grain agglomerates.

A ready-to-drink milk-based beverage product comprising an amount of an agglomerated powder comprising between about 20% to about 80% non-hydrolyzed, substantially non-gelatinized whole grains, wherein the amount of agglomerated powder is from about 6% to about 33% based on total weight of the ready-to-drink milk-based beverage product.