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Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 24, 2021
Applicant:

General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

Roy Bechtold, St. Louis Park, MN (US);

Rachel Beck, St. Louis Park, MN (US);

Michael Li, St. Louis Park, MN (US);

Emily Rotvold, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Assignee:

General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 29/30 (2016.01); A23L 25/00 (2016.01); A23L 25/10 (2016.01); A23L 29/212 (2016.01); A23L 33/115 (2016.01); A23L 33/19 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 25/10 (2016.08); A23L 25/30 (2016.08); A23L 29/212 (2016.08); A23L 29/30 (2016.08); A23L 33/115 (2016.08); A23L 33/19 (2016.08);
Abstract

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.


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