Low-calorie food bar
AssigneeIntercontinental Great Brands LLC
InventorsEdward C. Coleman, Abigail Schmid, Michael Miklus
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Abstract
A low-calorie nutrition energy food bar with high fiber and reduced sugar alcohol contents, which have excellent flavor and multi-texture properties, is provided. The food bar has less than 110 Cal/28 g serving, and includes a core component comprising, as a unitary matrix, protein crisps, caramel, water-soluble dietary fiber, and a binder system; a caramel component; and the core component and caramel components are enrobed with a compound coating layer. The low-calorie food bar has a high protein core component and a caramel component formulated with high water-soluble dietary fiber content which is cohesive, crunchy yet soft/moist enough to be chewable, and flavorful throughout the product's shelf life.
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A food bar having less than 110 Cal/28 g serving, comprising:
- a core layer comprising, as a unitary matrix, protein crisps, caramel, water-soluble dietary fibers, binder material, and a compound coating;
- a caramel layer separate from the core layer and comprising water-soluble dietary fibers;
- the compound coating separately applied to surface portions of the core layer and the separate caramel layer;
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- wherein the compound coating comprises water-soluble dietary fibers.
A food bar having less than 110 Cal/28 g serving, comprising:
- a core layer comprising, as a unitary matrix, soy crisps, caramel, water-soluble dietary fibers, binder material, and a compound coating, the soy crisps have a bulk density of about 0.2 to about 0.3 g/cm3 and a particle size distribution of at least 60 wt % on #6 Mesh screen;
- a caramel layer separate from the core layer and comprising water-soluble dietary fibers;
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- the compound coating applied to surface portions of the core layer and the separate caramel layer;
- wherein the core layer comprises about 20 wt % to about 80 wt % soy crisps, about 5 wt % to about 15 wt % caramel, about 10 wt % and about 18 wt % water-soluble dietary fiber, and about 10 wt % to about 30 wt % binder material;
- the separate caramel layer comprises about 80 wt % to about 65 wt % caramel and about 20 wt % to about 35 wt % water-soluble dietary fiber;
- the compound coating comprising about 25 wt % to about 35 wt % fat source, and about 20 wt % to about 35 wt % water-soluble dietary fiber;
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- wherein said food bar comprises less than about 15 wt % total sugar alcohols and about 5 wt % to about 30 wt % total water-soluble dietary fiber, and has a water activity (Aw) less than about 0.60.
A food component comprising, a core layer as a unitary matrix, including soy protein crisps, caramel including water-soluble dietary fiber, additional water-soluble dietary fiber separate from the caramel, and binder material;
- separate caramel layer including water-soluble dietary fibers;
- and a separate compound coating including water-soluble dietary fibers, wherein the food component contains about 5 to about 30 weight percent water-soluble dietary fibers supplied from four separate sources in the food component and less than about 15 wt % total sugar alcohols, and has a water activity (Aw) of less than about 0.60.
A food bar having less than 110 Cal/28 g serving, comprising:
- a core layer comprising, as a unitary matrix, protein crisps, caramel, water-soluble dietary fibers, binder material, and compound coating, the core layer including about 10 wt % to about 18 wt % water-soluble dietary fiber based on the weight of the core layer;
- a caramel layer separate from the core layer and comprising water-soluble dietary fibers, the separate caramel layer including about 20 wt % to about 60 wt % water-soluble dietary fiber based on the weight of the separate caramel layer;
- the compound coating also separately applied to surface portions of the core layer and the separate caramel layer;
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- wherein the compound coating comprises water-soluble dietary fibers.
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