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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Christopher J. Barrett, Plymouth, MN (US);
Patrick C. Dreese, Plymouth, MN (US);
Daniel R. Green, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Victor T. Huang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Christine Nowakowski, Plymouth, MN (US);
Fern A. Panda, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Scott Whitman, New Hope, MN (US);
Christopher J. Barrett, Plymouth, MN (US);
Patrick C. Dreese, Plymouth, MN (US);
Daniel R. Green, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Victor T. Huang, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Christine Nowakowski, Plymouth, MN (US);
Fern A. Panda, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Scott Whitman, New Hope, MN (US);
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
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.