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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward C Schwab, New Brighton, MN (US);
George E Brown, Edina, MN (US);
Assignee:
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426241 ; 426242 ; 426620 ; 426621 ; 426808 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are methods for treating a ready-to-eat cereal base fabricated from an oat containing cereal composition to increase the stability of the product. The methods comprise the step of subjecting the cereal base to a high intensity microwave field (>150 V/cm) for about 5 to 45 seconds. The treated cereal pieces exhibit superior stability and also improved flavor resulting from 'interior' toasting of the cereal base.