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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jon R Blake, Brooklyn Center, MN (US);
Richard K Knutson, Corcoran, MN (US);
Glenn J VanHulle, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426579 ; 426658 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a pudding component comprising a conventional instant pudding in granulated form. The granulated pudding component has also been formed into larger sized pieces referred to herein as 'nuggets.' The granules of the pudding component are essentially characterized by the physical features of (1) particle size, (2) bulk porosity, (3) density, (4) initial rates of moisture absorption, and (5) moisture content. The granules are mixed with a heated sugar solution to form a matrix of sugar and pudding granules.