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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2006
Edward C. Coleman, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Sharon R. Birney, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Robert E. Altomare, Braircliff Manor, NY (US);
Edward C. Coleman, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Sharon R. Birney, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Robert E. Altomare, Braircliff Manor, NY (US);
Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC, Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of producing a cereal bar is provided in which the cereal comprises a cereal mixture including ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal pieces joined together with a binder, where the cereal and binder together form a cereal matrix which is heated for a time and temperature to reduce the water activity of the external portion thereof while maintaining an internal portion of the cereal matrix at a higher second water activity. The method provides cereal bars requiring less compressive force to be formed into a cohesive self-supporting structure in providing a chewy reduced-density cereal bar with improved shelf life.