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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2008
Dimitris Lykomitros, Dallas, TX (US);
Kevin O'sullivan, Frisco, TX (US);
V. N. Mohan Rao, Plano, TX (US);
Barbara Vazquez Del Mercado, Plano, TX (US);
Dimitris Lykomitros, Dallas, TX (US);
Kevin O'Sullivan, Frisco, TX (US);
V. N. Mohan Rao, Plano, TX (US);
Barbara Vazquez Del Mercado, Plano, TX (US);
Frito-Lay North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for making a coated food product having a heat susceptible coating is disclosed. In one aspect, the invention is directed towards a nut having a proteinaceous or fruit-based coating with no visible scorching in the outer, visible coating layer. In one aspect, the food center is par-coated with or without a heat susceptible coating, pre-roasted, finished coated with or without a heat susceptible coating, and cooked. In another aspect, the food center is first coated with a heat susceptible coating, then coated with a non-heat susceptible coating and cooked. In yet another aspect, the food center is coated with a heat susceptible coating and then cooked in a two-stage process whereby the first stage is at a hotter temperature than the second stage.