US 12,232,508 B2
Method for binding particulates to a snack base
Thomas J. Nack, Hopkins, MN (US); and Tanya Schmidt, Maple Grove, MN (US)
Assigned to General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by Thomas J. Nack, Hopkins, MN (US); and Tanya Schmidt, Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed on Mar. 29, 2012, as Appl. No. 13/434,494.
Application 13/434,494 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/837,607, filed on Jul. 16, 2010, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/227,098, filed on Jul. 21, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2012/0225165 A1, Sep. 6, 2012
Int. Cl. A23G 3/34 (2006.01); A21D 13/24 (2017.01); A21D 13/28 (2017.01); A21D 15/08 (2006.01); A23G 1/30 (2006.01); A23G 3/54 (2006.01); A23L 7/122 (2016.01); A23L 7/126 (2016.01); A23L 25/10 (2016.01); A23P 20/10 (2016.01); A23P 20/12 (2016.01)
CPC A23G 3/0085 (2013.01) [A21D 13/24 (2017.01); A21D 13/28 (2017.01); A21D 15/08 (2013.01); A23G 1/305 (2013.01); A23G 3/0089 (2013.01); A23G 3/343 (2013.01); A23G 3/54 (2013.01); A23L 7/122 (2016.08); A23L 7/126 (2016.08); A23L 25/10 (2016.08); A23P 20/11 (2016.08); A23P 20/12 (2016.08)] 22 Claims
 
1. A method of preparing a coated food product including individual coated snack pieces comprising the steps of:
A. providing individual product base pieces;
B. applying a slurry coating to an exterior surface of said product base pieces; and
C. applying a dry set coating to said product base pieces thereby providing a substantially coated food product including individual coated snack pieces,
wherein said dry set coating comprises both a dry set material having a particle size of 500 micrometers or less and particulates having a particle size of greater than 500 micrometers to about 5000 micrometers, and
wherein a weight ratio of the product base pieces to the slurry coating is between 1:1 and 1.25:1 and a weight ratio of the product base pieces to the dry set coating is at least 2:1 and
wherein the slurry coating is configured to reduce stickiness and reduce bridging between the individual coated snack pieces.