US 12,357,007 B2
Food product and coating
Michael Jensen, Omaha, NE (US); Jenny Viviana Bermudez Lopez, Omaha, NE (US); Kirsten Fletter, Omaha, NE (US); Jacqueline Mathews, Auburn, MA (US); and Clinton L. Johnson, Omaha, NE (US)
Assigned to Conagra Foods RDM, Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Conagra Foods RDM, Inc., Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/539,893.
Application 18/539,893 is a continuation of application No. 17/947,849, filed on Sep. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,882,862.
Application 17/947,849 is a continuation of application No. 16/901,442, filed on Jun. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,478,002, issued on Oct. 25, 2022.
Application 16/901,442 is a continuation of application No. 13/656,805, filed on Oct. 22, 2012, granted, now 10,681,928, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 16/901,442 is a continuation of application No. 13/656,866, filed on Oct. 22, 2012, granted, now 10,681,929, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/600,012, filed on Feb. 17, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0341332 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A23L 7/191 (2016.01)
CPC A23L 7/191 (2016.08) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A process for making a coating for a food product, the process comprising:
heating oil to a temperature from about 190° F. to about 220° F., wherein the oil is from about 5% to about 20% by total weight of the coating;
combining lecithin with the oil to form an oil and lecithin mixture, wherein the lecithin is about 0.10% to about 1.00% by total weight of the coating;
emulsifying the oil and lecithin mixture with water to form an emulsion, wherein the water is about 25.0% to about 45.0% by total weight of the coating;
adding dry ingredients to the emulsion, wherein the dry ingredients include:
maltodextrin from about 20.0% to about 40.0% by total weight of the coating,
sugar alcohol from about 5.0% to about 25.0% by total weight of the coating, and
saccharide from about 2.0% to about 15.0% by total weight of the coating;
mixing the emulsion and dry ingredients to form a coating mixture at a temperature from about 70° F. to about 200° F.; and
cooking the coating mixture at a temperature from about 190° F. to about 212° F. until the coating mixture reaches a solids content from about 70% to 80% to form the coating.