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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2021
Applicant:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Doug Goedeken, Blaine, MN (US);
Shintaro Pang, New Hope, MN (US);
Goeran Walther, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P 20/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23P 20/11 (2016.08);
Abstract
A coating having no non-intact sugar sources and having a good texture, flavor, structure, and bowl life is described. A coating includes erythritol in an amount of about 40% to about 70% by dry weight and a sprouted whole grain ingredient in an amount of about 10% to about 30% by dry weight. Also described are coated food pieces and methods of making coated food pieces using a novel coating.