PACKAGED PROTEIN-ENRICHED FOOD PRODUCT
First Claim
1. A protein-enriched cereal mix made by an automated process comprising:
- creating a high protein powder mixture having a moisture level between 2% and 20% by weight, and including 50% to about 95% by weight of protein;
creating a cereal mixture having a moisture level between 2% and 20% by weight, and including a edible fiber material so that fiber content is between 2% and 20% by weight, and having a particle size distribution such that from 50% to about 100% remain on a #8 U.S. screen;
forming a heat seal pouch having one open side;
depositing a first quantity of the high protein powder into the pouch through said open side;
depositing a second quantity of the cereal mixture into the pouch through said open side; and
sealing said open side.
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Abstract
A protein-enriched food product having enhanced texture characteristics combined with ease of use, a method of its manufacture and a method of its packaging is disclosed. The protein-enriched food product comprises a coarsely granulated mixture of cereal pieces combined with a finely granulated high-protein powder mixture. The cereal mixture has a moisture level between 2% and 20% by weight, and comprises a edible fiber material so that fiber content is between 2% and 20% by weight. The protein powder mixture has a moisture level between 2% and 15% by weight, and includes about 50 to 95% by weight of protein. A novel method of manufacture and packaging disclosed permits a consistent blending of the coarsely granulated mixture of cereal pieces with the finely granulated protein powder mixture in a compact package, while maintaining the larger granularity of the cereal mixture.
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69 Claims
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1. A protein-enriched cereal mix made by an automated process comprising:
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creating a high protein powder mixture having a moisture level between 2% and 20% by weight, and including 50% to about 95% by weight of protein; creating a cereal mixture having a moisture level between 2% and 20% by weight, and including a edible fiber material so that fiber content is between 2% and 20% by weight, and having a particle size distribution such that from 50% to about 100% remain on a #8 U.S. screen; forming a heat seal pouch having one open side; depositing a first quantity of the high protein powder into the pouch through said open side; depositing a second quantity of the cereal mixture into the pouch through said open side; and sealing said open side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A protein-enriched cereal mix comprising:
a high protein powder mixture having a moisture level between 2% and 20% by weight, and including 50 to about 95% by weight of protein and a cereal mixture having a moisture level between 2% and 20% by weight, and including a edible fiber material so that fiber content is less than 20% by weight, and having a particle size distribution such that more than 50% remains on a #8 U.S. screen. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A protein-enriched oatmeal cereal mixture comprising
individual pieces of a cereal blend having a moisture level between 2% and 20% by weight, and including a edible fiber material so that soluble fiber content between 2% and 20% by weight, and having a particle size distribution such that from 60% to about 100% remain on a #8 U.S. screen; - and
a high protein powder mixture having a moisture level between 2% and 10% by weight, and including 50 to about 95% by weight of protein;
wherein a serving of said cereal mixture contains at least 30 grams of protein. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method of making a packaged protein-enriched cereal mix comprising the steps of:
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(a) preparing a protein powder mixture having a moisture level between 2% and 15% by weight, and including 50 to about 95% by weight of protein; (b) preparing a cereal mixture having a moisture level between 2% and 20% by weight, and including a edible soluble fiber material so that soluble fiber content is between 2% and 20% by weight, and having a particle size distribution such that from 50% to 60% remain on a #8 U.S. screen (c) mixing said products of steps (a) and (b) in a heat seal pouch; wherein said mixing step includes dispensing said high protein powder into said heat seal pouch after placing said cereal mixture into said heat seal pouch, and wherein the amount of said protein in said cereal mixture is from at least about 10 grams to about 24 grams per 1 ounce and the amount of fiber material is about 1 gram to about 5.5 grams per 1 ounce. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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