Process for manufacturing cavity-filled cereal pieces
AssigneeThe Quaker Oats Company
InventorsToni E. Armando, John R. Brewer, Leroy F. Duvall, John C. Novotny
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for manufacturing a filled composite product of bite-sized solid cereal-based pieces having a recess, and in which the recess has secured therein a multiplicity of smaller solid food pieces. The process involves (a) admixing the larger cereal-based pieces (having a substantial recess or cavity) with the smaller solid particulate ingredients in a revolving vessel, (b) contacting the admixture with a limited quantity of a low viscosity non-tacky liquid of sufficient quantity to slideably adhere the smaller pieces to the larger pieces, (c) rotating the drum, and then (d) drying the resulting filled composite pieces.
Claims8
A method for manufacturing a filled composite food product comprising the steps:
- (a) charging into a revolvable vessel larger and smaller food pieces, said larger pieces being dry solid pieces having external exposed surfaces and having substantial recess or cavities bounded by sheltered surfaces, and said smaller solid pieces being small enough to reside within said recesses or cavities, said larger and smaller pieces being of sufficient quantity as to form a bed in said vessel;
- (b) charging to said vessel a low viscosity non-tacky liquid of sufficient quantity to slideably adhere smaller pieces to larger pieces, said liquid containing a non-volatile bonding material, said quanity of liquid not being of sufficient quantity to provide free excess drainable liquid;
- (c) rotating the vessel to tumble said bed, thereby concentrating the smaller pieces in the recesses or cavities of the larger pieces, and then;
- (d) drying the resulting pieces to a sufficient low moisture level for said bonding material to immovably bond said smaller pieces to said sheltered surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.