General Mills, Inc.

Roy A Bechtold

Michael Li

Adam Cory Nelson

Richard Ganis

Rachel Beck

Emily Rotvold

Methods are disclosed for making a high protein, pliable food composition that remains pliable over a shelf life of at least 6 months, and food compositions made by disclosed methods. Food products containing disclosed food compositions are also disclosed.

Protein composition

Described is a shelf stable food composition that includes a novel continuous component that incorporates a nut butter as a major ingredient. A continuous component includes a nut butter, a structuring fat, a syrup, and added micro-particulates, and remains surprisingly stable over a room temperature shelf life. In some cases, a shelf stable food composition can also include a macro-particulate component in an amount of up to 60% by weight of the food composition. Methods of making a shelf stable food composition are also described.

Shelf-stable food composition

The present disclosure is directed to rotary molded products and methods of making rotary molded products. Methods of making rotary molded products include combining a reduced-fat dough with a fat to make a dough with the ability to be used in a novel array of rotary molded shapes. Dough pieces and cooked rotary molded products having novel features and dimensions are also provided.

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St. Louis Park, MN, United States of America

Roy A Bechtold