North Carolina State University

United States of America, As Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture

Industrial Microwave Systems, Inc.

The United States of America As Represented by the Department of Agriculture

Pablo Coronel

Kenneth R Swartzel

Josip Simunovic

Gary Dean Cartwright

Kandiyan Puthalath Sandeep

Van-Den Truong

David L Parrott

James Michael Drozd

Michael Druga

Brian Lloyd

Mandy Flint

Methods and apparatuses for thermally treating flowable materials using electromagnetic radiation, and foods and materials obtained thereby. Also provided are methods of continuous flow thermal treatment of biomaterials, apparatuses for performing the same, and products prepared using the methods and/or apparatuses.

Methods and apparatuses for thermal treatment of foods and other biomaterials, and products obtained thereby

An article of manufacture useful for adding creamer base to hot beverages such as coffee or tea-based beverages comprises (a) a center core comprising a creamer base (for example, the creamer base preferably comprising a high-intensity sweetener and a humectant), and (b) an outer coating at least partially encapsulating the center core, the outer coating comprising chocolate. In a preferred embodiment the chocolate comprises not more than 10 percent by weight of cocoa butter and at least 20 percent by weight of vegetable oil, and with the chocolate coating preferably having a softening point of at least about 100&#xb0; F. In a preferred embodiment, the article further comprises (c) an elongate stirring member having a distal end portion, with the distal end portion connected to the outer coating.

Chocolate coated beverage creamer

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Cary, NC, United States of America

Pablo Coronel