# US 2022/0264918 A1 · Cereal Food Product and Method of Making the Same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0264918 A1 - Document ID: US20220264918A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/743,699 - Filed: 2022-05-13 - Published: 2022-08-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-02-22 - Assignees: General Mills, Inc. - Applicants: General Mills, Inc. - Inventors: Pamela J. Pederson; Christine M. Nowakowski; Kyle Raney - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220264918A1 ## CPC - A23L 7/135: Individual or non-extruded flakes, granules or shapes having similar size, e.g. breakfast cereals - A23L 7/107: {Addition or treatment with enzymes not combined with fermentation with microorganisms} - A23L 7/122: Coated, filled, multilayered or hollow ready-to-eat cereals - A23L 27/10: Natural spices, flavouring agents or condiments; Extracts thereof - A23P 30/20: Extruding - A23P 30/25: Co-extrusion of different foodstuffs - A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs - A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B) - A23P: SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS - A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION ## Abstract Cocoa or cinnamon is mixed at least one enzyme to form a mixture, and the mixture is combined with a cereal food composition. In one embodiment, the cereal food composition is extruded or otherwise formed into a plurality of cereal pieces after the mixture is combined with the food composition. In another embodiment, the mixture is coated onto cereal pieces formed from the food composition. Preferably, the at least one enzyme includes at least two carbohydrases, and can also include soluble fiber enzymes, and even one or more fat soluble enzymes. In each case, the at least one enzyme is deactivated, either during working of the cocoa or cinnamon after combining with the cereal food composition or prior to the mixture being combined with the cereal food composition. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cereal food product comprising: a cereal composition; at least one of cocoa and cinnamon; and at least one deactivated enzyme mixed with the at least one of cocoa and cinnamon, wherein the at least one deactivated enzyme includes a carbohydrase. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cereal food product of claim 1, wherein the at least one deactivated enzyme constitutes cellulase and xylanase. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cereal food product of claim 1, wherein the at least one deactivated enzyme further includes at least two soluble fiber enzymes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cereal food product of claim 3, wherein the at least two soluble fiber enzymes include pectinase and protease. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The cereal food product of claim 3, wherein the at least one deactivated enzyme further includes at least one fat soluble enzyme. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The cereal food product of claim 5, wherein the at least one fat soluble enzyme constitutes lipase. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The cereal food product of claim 3, wherein the at least one of cocoa and cinnamon constitutes cocoa, and the at least one deactivated enzyme constitutes cellulase, xylanase, pectinase, protease and lipase. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The cereal food product of claim 3, wherein the at least one of cocoa and cinnamon constitutes cinnamon, and the at least one deactivated enzyme constitutes cellulase, xylanase and pectinase. ### Claim 9 The cereal food product of clam 1, wherein the cereal food product is cereal dough or a cereal piece made from cereal dough. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The cereal food product of claim 9, wherein the cereal food product is a cereal piece and wherein the at least one of cocoa and cinnamon and the at least one deactivated enzyme form a coating provided on the cereal piece. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The cereal food product of claim 9, wherein the cereal food product is a cereal piece and wherein the cereal piece is a marbit. ### Claim 12 A cereal food product comprising: a cereal composition including a plurality of cereal pieces; and a mixture including at least one of cocoa and cinnamon and at least two enzymes including at least two carbohydrases wherein the mixture is formed as a coating on the plurality of cereal pieces. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The cereal food product of claim 12, wherein the at least two carbohydrases include cellulase and xylanase. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The cereal food product of claim 13, wherein the mixture further includes at least two additional soluble fiber enzymes. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The cereal food product of claim 14, wherein the at least two soluble fiber enzymes include pectinase and protease. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The cereal food product of claim 15, wherein the mixture includes cinnamon, cellulase, xylanase and pectinase. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The cereal food product of claim 12, wherein at least one enzyme in the mixture is deactivated. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The cereal food product of claim 17, wherein the cereal food product is a cereal piece and wherein the cereal piece is a marbit. ### Claim 19 A cereal food product comprising: a cereal composition including a plurality of ingredients combined with a mixture including cocoa and at least two enzymes including at least two carbohydrases including cellulase and xylanase, at least two additional, soluble fiber enzymes and at least one fat soluble enzyme. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The cereal food product of claim 19, wherein at least one of the enzymes is a deactivated enzyme.