General Mills, Inc.

Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.

Scott K Whitman

Victor T Huang

Daniel R Green

Goeran Walther

Christine M Nowakowski

Jie Sun

Christopher J Barrett

Megan Keough

Lynn K Barton

Emily Lauren Fort

James Lombel

Douglas L Goedeken

Danielle M Wojdyla Christensen

Lauren A Jacobson

Fern Alane Panda

Patrick C Dreese

James Larsen

Rachel Vecchio

Morgan Nicole Whitecotton

Thaisa Sibila Lemos

Lauren A Jacobson Greevers

Todd Harper

Lauren A Greevers

Multi-channel pet treat

Pet treat

Described are coated food products having a sugar (sucrose) coating, the coating exhibiting desirable levels of sucrose crystallinity and a desired sucrose ratio (total sucrose per total soluble solids), as well as methods or preparing such coated food products and coating.

Sweetened food product and methods of preparation

Disclosed are improved sugar coatings for topically pre-sweetened food products that are sugar reduced whether in the form of a syrup or in the form of a dried coating. The syrup form is useful as an intermediate product in the preparation of pre-sweetened food products. In dry form, the present formulations can be a component part of a composite food product especially in the form of a topical coating or filling. The present invention is particularly suited for the preparation of R-T-E pre-sweetened cereals. The coating formulations comprise less than 70% sucrose, corn syrup and 1-20% non-hydrated integrated starch and preferably about 5-10% insoluble mineral salts each of particle size of about 50 microns.

Reduced sucrose sugar coatings for cereals and methods of preparation

Sweetened food product and method of preparation

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New Hope, MN, United States of America

Scott K Whitman