Cereal bar having a crunchy texture

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9603381
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12517307

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Disclosed is a cereal bar having as a binder an aqueous solution of starch, another (poly)saccharide, or protein solution wherein the cereal bar has a crunchy texture. Also disclosed is 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.

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  • THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mesu, Gurbe Jelle Aw Zaltbommel, NL 8 19

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