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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 05, 2022
Applicant:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
David J. Domingues, Plymouth, MN (US);
Ruiqi Li, Plymouth, MN (US);
Vani Vemulapalli, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 3/34 (2006.01); A23G 3/40 (2006.01); A23G 3/42 (2006.01); A23L 5/41 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 3/343 (2013.01); A23G 3/001 (2013.01); A23G 3/40 (2013.01); A23G 3/42 (2013.01); A23L 5/41 (2016.08);
Abstract
A confectionary that contains 3.0% to 3.5% of a short fiber length cellulose is described. The confectionary maintains a good opacity and texture after heating and good visual and textural stability over shelf life or at least one freeze/thaw cycle. A confectionary can typically have a relatively high moisture content, relatively low fat content, and relatively low non-fat solids content and retain the desired stability, opacity, and texture attributes. In some cases, a confectionary can exclude certain ingredients that consumers prefer to avoid.