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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2009
James Whitham, Cheshire, GB;
Wolfgang Demelt, Bremen, DE;
Paul Neumann, Richland, MI (US);
Brinda Govindarajan, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Viswas M. Ghorpade, Portage, MI (US);
Tamila Williams, Richland, MI (US);
James Whitham, Cheshire, GB;
Wolfgang Demelt, Bremen, DE;
Paul Neumann, Richland, MI (US);
Brinda Govindarajan, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Viswas M. Ghorpade, Portage, MI (US);
Tamila Williams, Richland, MI (US);
Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, MI (US);
Abstract
A multi-textured ready-to-eat cereal flake includes a plurality of rice based pellets embedded in a cooked cereal grain. The plurality of rice pellets are formed from a rice product and have a first moisture content. A cooked cereal grain mixture is then formed and has a second moisture content that is greater than the first moisture content of the rice pellets. The plurality of rice pellets are then embedded within the cooked cereal grain mixture to create a multicomponent mixture. A multicomponent pellet is formed from the multicomponent mixture. The multicomponent pellet is then formed into a flake. The flake is heated to create a multi-textured flake. Based on the moisture differential between the cooked cereal grain and the plurality of rice pellets, the plurality of rice pellets expand to create a blistered appearance on the multi-textured flake.