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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2001
Zohar Mohamed Merchant, Wilmette, IL (US);
Maluwa Ursula Behringer, Evanston, IL (US);
Laura Gail Hill, Prospect Heights, IL (US);
Andrew Edward McPherson, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Uraiwan Tangprasertchai, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Robert August Vogt, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Dalip Kumar Nayyar, Grayslake, IL (US);
Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
Improved cereal-based food products suitable for cooking in a low temperature (i.e., generally about 120 to 212° F.) and high moisture (i.e., steam) environment are provided. The improved cereal-based food products, when cooked in a low temperature and high moisture environment, provide aroma and surface appearance characteristics similar to that of oven-baked goods. An aroma-enhancement component is obtained by micro encapsulating flavorants and/or aroma components in a hard fat. The aroma-enhancement component is incorporated into the dough or cereal-based substrate. The flavorants and/or aroma components are released during the low temperature cooking process. The surface appearance is obtain by coating the dough or cereal-based substrate with a crust-enhancement component containing potato flakes, hydrophobic starch, crust flavorants, colorants, and anti-caking agents. The crust-enhancement component, when cooked in a low temperature and high moisture environment, provide a crust which is comparable to that of oven-baked goods.