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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Intercontinental Great Brands Llc, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Jan Karwowski, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Vani Vemulapalli, Whippany, NJ (US);
Marie-Michelle Girard, Aurora, CA;
Assignee:
Intercontinental Great Brands LLC, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/164 (2006.01); A23L 1/00 (2006.01); A23L 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/1646 (2013.01); A23L 1/1641 (2013.01); A23L 1/0017 (2013.01); A23L 1/1643 (2013.01); A23L 1/1648 (2013.01); A23L 1/164 (2013.01); A23L 1/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Shredded or flaked whole grain-containing composite food products, such as ready-to-eat cereals, and sweet and savory snacks, are continuously produced by pelletizing cooked, tempered, whole cereal grain particles in the presence of vegetables, fruit, or dairy cheese. In another aspect, an enrobing coating containing chocolate is applied to a baked shredded laminate product of the pelletization, wherein the shredded product may further optionally include fruit added and present during pelletization.