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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2010
Gary Francis Smith, Glenview, IL (US);
Olaf C. Kortum, Neubiberg, DE;
Yinqing MA, Bethesda, MD (US);
Amanda J. Reilly, Chicago, IL (US);
Kelly K. Harman, Chicago, IL (US);
Edward Charles Coleman, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Juan R. Peebles, Chicago, IL (US);
Gary Francis Smith, Glenview, IL (US);
Olaf C. Kortum, Neubiberg, DE;
Yinqing Ma, Bethesda, MD (US);
Amanda J. Reilly, Chicago, IL (US);
Kelly K. Harman, Chicago, IL (US);
Edward Charles Coleman, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Juan R. Peebles, Chicago, IL (US);
Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A chewy and intermediate moisture bar is provided that uses a dairy-based binder generally without the need to employ gums, humectants, and sugar syrups as a binder to achieve the moist and chewy texture. In one aspect, the bar includes a dry base uniformly blended with a dairy-based binder that uses high levels of dairy proteins as the main binding component. A method of forming the chewy and intermediate moisture bar is also provided that may use a lay or delay period to allow moisture equilibration or migration from the binder to the dry base.