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US 4,038,423 AGranted
Food bar
AssigneeThe Quaker Oats Company
InventorsJames R. Hayward, William L. Keyser, Walter J. Zielinski
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Abstract
A food bar is disclosed comprising a base and a coating thereon. The base of the food bar contains marshmallow fortified with a high protein ingredient of reduced water binding capability. The coating of the food bar contains a mixture of vegetable fat or oil, sugar, non-fat dry milk solids, and fat coated vitamins.
Claims11
A food bar comprising:
- A. a base;
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- B. a coating thereon;
- C. said base comprising marshmallow fortified with a high protein ingredient of reduced water binding capability, selected from the group consisting of heat treated protein, fat coated protein and combinations thereof, said high protein ingredient having a protein content of at least 30 percent by weight;
- D. said coating comprising from about 30 percent to about 40 percent by weight vegetable fat or oil, from about 10 to 40 percent by weight sugar, from about 25 percent to about 50 percent by weight non-fat dry milk solids, a flavoring agent, and fat coated vitamins.
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In combination:
- A. a food bar comprising a base and a coating thereon, said base comprising marshmallow fortified with a high protein ingredient of reduced water binding capability selected from the group consisting of heat treated protein, fat coated protein and combinations thereof, said high protein ingredient having a protein content of at least 30 percent by weight, said coating comprising from about 30 to about 40 percent by weight vegetable fat or oil, from about 10 to 40 percent by weight sugar, from about 25 to about 50 percent by weight non-fat dry milk solids, a flavoring agent and fat coated vitamins;
- B. a hermetically sealed container completely encircling the food bar;
- C. a water converting catalyst within the confines of the container;
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- D. an atmosphere surrounding the food product in the container, said atmosphere comprising no more than about 4 percent by weight oxygen and the remainder of the atmosphere comprising an inert gas and sufficient hydrogen to combine with all of the oxygen and convert it to water.
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A process for preparing a nutritious food bar, said process comprising:
- A. preparing a base comprising marshmallow fortified by inclusion therein of protein material of reduced water binding capability, said protein material selected from the group consisting of heat treated protein, fat coated protein and combinations thereof, said high protein ingredient having a protein content of at least 30 percent by weight;
- B. preparing a coating by mixing below the degradation temperature of the vitamins a mixture comprising from about 30 to about 40 percent by weight vegetable oil or fat, from about 10 to 40 percent by weight sugar, from about 25 to about 50 percent by weight non fat dry milk solids, a flavoring agent, and fat coated vitamins;
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- C. at least partially coating the coating onto the base.
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