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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Inventors:
Guoshen Yang, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Jennifer Elegbede, Charlotte, MI (US);
Vara Prodduk, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Assignee:
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 7/122 (2016.01); A23L 33/135 (2016.01); A23L 7/126 (2016.01); A23L 7/196 (2016.01); A23L 33/21 (2016.01); A61K 35/747 (2015.01); A61K 35/74 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 7/122 (2016.08); A23L 7/126 (2016.08); A23L 7/196 (2016.08); A23L 7/1963 (2016.08); A23L 33/135 (2016.08); A23L 33/21 (2016.08); A61K 35/74 (2013.01); A61K 35/747 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); A23Y 2220/03 (2013.01); A23Y 2300/49 (2013.01);
Abstract
Snack bars incorporating a prebiotic, probiotic and natural fibers, and methods of making such snack bars are described herein. The snack bar may incorporate waxy grains held together by a binder comprising inulin and may be enrobed with a yogurt coating. The methods may include mixing inulin into a binder syrup at low temperature and a slab-bake process for reducing water activity.