Nutrient fortified food bar

• US 5,612,074 A
• Filed: 12/21/1995
• Issued: 03/18/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robin L. Leach
• Original Assignee: Robin L. Leach
• Inventors: Leach, Robin L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pratt, Helen
• Application Number:
  US08/548,804
• Time in Patent Office: 453 Days
• Field of Search: 426/601, 426/102, 426/103, 426/74, 426/632, 426/629, 426/639, 426/656, 426/658, 426/662
• US Class Current: 426/74
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 25/20 consisting of whole seeds or seed fragments
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 27/33 containing sugars or derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/12 Fatty acids or derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/185 Vegetable proteins
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 33/40 Complete food formulations for specific consumer groups or specific purposes, e.g. infant formula
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 7/126 Snacks or the like obtained by binding, shaping or compacting together cereal grains or cereal pieces, e.g. cereal bars
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/06 Amino acid
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/156 Mineral combination undefined extract A23V2250/1638
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/16 Potassium
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/161 Magnesium
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1842 Lecithin
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1872 Linoleic acid
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1874 Linolenic acid
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/21 Plant extracts
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/548 Vegetable protein

Abstract

A nutrient fortified non-cooked food bar having dietary fiber, non-animal protein, simple carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, sugars, antioxidant and lecithin that additionally provides polyunsaturated linoleic acid, superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, amino acids, magnesium, chlorophyll and pyridoxine, and includes sodium and potassium in a metabolically advantageous ratio, and has no cholesterol, artificial additives, preservatives, flavorings and colors and a minimum amount of saturated fat. A mixture of dry ingredients are combined with a mixture of liquid ingredients in a ratio of about 3:1 by weight. Dry ingredients include about 38% dietary fibers, about 18% non-animal proteins, oil seeds containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid, superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, and amino acids, and ingredients containing chlorophyll, pyridoxine, magnesium. The mixture of liquid ingredients include about 90% by weight of naturally occurring syrup sweeteners, vegetable oils, and liquid flavorings. The food bar contains about 35% by weight of complex carbohydrates, about 17% by weight of simple carbohydrates, with polyunsaturated linoleic acid present in a ratio of about 3:1 by weight to superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, and potassium present in a ratio of about 10:1 by weight to sodium.

Claims

1. An uncooked ready to eat food bar consisting essentially of a mixture of dry ingredients combined with a mixture of liquid ingredients in a ratio of about 3:

1 by weight, wherein said mixture of dry ingredients includes about 38% by weight of at least one dry ingredient containing dietary fiber, about 18% by weight of at least one dry ingredient containing non-animal protein, at least one dry ingredient containing antioxidant, at least one dry ingredient containing simple carbohydrate, at least one dry ingredient containing complex carbohydrate, at least one dry ingredient containing sugar, at least one dry ingredient containing lecithin, at least one oil seed containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid, at least one oil seed containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, at least one seed containing amino acids, at least one dry ingredient containing chlorophyll, at least one dry ingredient containing pyridoxine, at least one dry ingredient containing magnesium, at least one dry ingredient containing sodium, at least one dry ingredient containing potassium, and at least one dry flavoring, and said mixture of liquid ingredients includes at least one naturally occurring syrup sweetener containing sugar, simple carbohydrate and complex carbohydrate, at least one vegetable oil containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid, at least one vegetable oil containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, wherein the polyunsaturated linoleic acid is present in a ratio of about 3;

1 by weight to superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid and at least one oil containing antioxidant, said mixture of liquid ingredients containing about 90% by weight of said syrup sweetener, whereby the food bar contains about 35% by weight of complex carbohydrate, about 17% by weight of simple carbohydrate, potassium is present in the food bar in a ratio of about 10;

1 by weight to sodium, and water is present in a ratio of about 1;

3 to sugar and is less than about 10% by weight of the food bar.

2. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a coating applied to an exterior surface defined by the food bar, wherein said coating is selected from the group consisting of sorghum syrup, honey, brown rice syrup, carob, white chocolate, caramel, peanut, fruit, and yogurt.

3. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a polyunsaturated linoleic acid and superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid natural preserving agent selected from the group consisting of sorghum syrup, vitamin E oil, wheat grass, orange crystal, carrot juice powder, pineapple crystal, strawberry crystal, banana crystal, beet juice powder, flax seed, hulled sesame seed, sunflower seed, and an all natural blend of soy protein, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, herbs, and whole foods, orange oil and lemon oil, and wherein each said oil seed containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid and each said seed containing amino acids is selected from the group consisting of flax seed, sunflower seed, and hulled sesame seed, and each seed containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid is flax seed.

4. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

at least one dry ingredient containing chlorophyll is wheat grass; and

each said dry ingredient containing pyridoxine is selected from the group consisting of brewers yeast, wheat germ, oat, hulled sesame seed, desiccated coconut, and dried unsulfured date, fig, papaya, raisin, apricot, pineapple, banana, mulberry, cherry, prune, sultana, and apple.

5. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

each said dry ingredient containing dietary fiber is selected from the group consisting of oatmeal, cornmeal, wheat germ, barley, rye, psyllium husk, apple pectin, spelt flour, kamut flour, and dried unsulfured date, fig, papaya, raisin, apricot, pineapple, banana, mulberry, cherry, prune, sultana, and apple;

each said dry ingredient containing non-animal protein is selected from the group consisting of soy, wheat germ, gelatin, yeast, almond, hulled sesame seed, sunflower seed, flax seed, oatmeal, whey; and

an all natural blend of soy protein, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, herbs, and whole foods;

each said dry ingredient containing complex carbohydrate is selected from the group consisting of flax seed, sunflower seed, hulled sesame seed, oatmeal, wheat germ, and yeast;

each said dry flavoring is selected from the group consisting of coriander seed, ground cardamom, ground clove; and

an all natural blend of soy protein, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, herbs, and whole foods;

each said liquid flavoring is selected from the group consisting of orange oil, lemon oil, sorghum syrup, honey, and brown rice syrup;

at least one dry ingredient containing lecithin is soy granule;

each said dry ingredient containing antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of wheat grass, orange crystal, banana crystal, strawberry crystal, carrot juice powder, pineapple crystal, coriander seed, beet juice powder, flax seed, hulled sesame seed, sunflower seed, and the product sold under the trademark Fruitein; and

each said oil containing antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of orange oil, vitamin E oil, and lemon oil.

6. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

each said syrup sweetener is selected from the group consisting of honey, sorghum syrup, brown rice syrup, maple syrup, barley malt syrup, and molasses; and

each said vegetable oil containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid and each vegetable oil containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid is hemp oil.

7. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a coating applied to an exterior surface defined by the food bar, said coating selected from the group consisting of sorghum syrup, honey, brown rice syrup, carob, chocolate, white chocolate, caramel, peanut, fruit, and yogurt, and wherein:

said mixture of dry ingredients includes, by weight, about 24% oatmeal, about 9% dried unsulfured date, about 8% of an all natural blend of soy protein, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, herbs, and whole foods, about 8% whey, about 7% hulled sesame seed, about 7% sunflower seed, about 6% wheat germ, about 5% flax seed, about 4% almond, about 4% desiccated coconut, about 3% coriander seed, about 3% soy, about 1% cornmeal, about 1% psyllium husk, about 1% spelt flour, about 1% kamut flour, about 1% gelatin, about 1% soy granule, about 1% orange crystal, about 1% pineapple crystal, about 1% banana crystal, about 1% brewers yeast, about 1% beet juice powder, about 0.4% carrot juice powder, about 0.4% strawberry crystals, about 0.4% wheat grass, about 0.4% apple pectin, and about 0.02% ground cardamon; and

said mixture of liquid ingredients includes, by weight, about 30% raw unfiltered honey, about 30% sorghum syrup, about 29% brown rice syrup, about 9% hemp oil, about 1% orange oil, about 0.4% vitamin E oil, and about 0.4% lemon oil.

8. An uncooked ready to eat food bar consisting essentially of a mixture of dry ingredients combined with a mixture of liquid ingredients in a ratio of about 3:

1 by weight, wherein said mixture of dry ingredients includes about 33% by weight of at least one dry ingredient containing dietary fiber, about 19% by weight of at least one dry ingredient containing non-animal protein, at least one dry ingredient containing antioxidant, at least one dry ingredient containing simple carbohydrate, at least one dry ingredient containing complex carbohydrate, at least one dry ingredient containing sugar, at least one dry ingredient containing lecithin, at least one oil seed containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid, at least one oil seed containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, at least one seed containing amino acids, at least one dry ingredient containing chlorophyll, at least one dry ingredient containing pyridoxine, at least one dry ingredient containing magnesium, at least one dry ingredient containing sodium, at least one dry ingredient containing potassium, and at least one dry flavoring, and said mixture of liquid ingredients includes at least one naturally occurring syrup sweetener containing sugar, simple carbohydrate and complex carbohydrate, at least one vegetable oil containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid, wherein the polyunsaturated linoleic acid is present in a ratio of about 3;

1 by weight to superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, at least one vegetable oil containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, and at least one oil containing antioxidant, said mixture of liquid ingredients containing about 90% by weight of said syrup sweetener, whereby the food bar contains about 35% by weight of complex carbohydrate, about 17% by weight of simple carbohydrate, potassium is present in the food bar in a ratio of about 26;

1 by weight to sodium, and water is present in a ratio of about 1;

3 to sugar and is less than about 10% by weight of the food bar.

9. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 8, further comprising a polyunsaturated linoleic acid and superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid natural preserving agent selected from the group consisting of sorghum syrup, vitamin E oil, banana crystal, strawberry crystal, orange crystal, carrot juice powder, pineapple crystal, beet juice powder, flax seed, hulled sesame seed, sunflower seed, coriander seed, orange oil and lemon oil, wherein each said oil seed containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid and each said seed containing all amino acids is selected from the group consisting of flax seed, sunflower seed, and hulled sesame seed, and each seed containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid is flax seed.

10. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 8, wherein:

at least one dry ingredient containing chlorophyll is barley grass powder; and

each said dry ingredient containing pyridoxine is selected from the group consisting of oat, hulled sesame seed, desiccated coconut, almond, hazel, macadamia, pine nut, walnut, kukui, and pistachio, and dried unsulfured date, fig, papaya, raisin, apricot, pineapple, banana, mulberry, cherry, prune, sultana, and apple.

11. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 8, wherein:

each said dry ingredient containing dietary fiber is selected from the group consisting of oatmeal, psyllium husk, rice bran, apple pectin, dried unsulfured date, fig, papaya, raisin, apricot, pineapple, banana, mulberry, cherry, prune, sultana, and apple;

each said dry ingredient containing non-animal protein is selected from the group consisting of barley flakes and oat bran;

each said dry ingredient containing complex carbohydrate is selected from the group consisting of flax seed, sunflower seed, hulled sesame seed, oatmeal, coriander seed, coconut, almond, rice bran, oat bran, and barley flakes;

each said dry flavoring is selected from the group consisting of coriander seed, ground cardamom, ground cloves, and vanilla planifolia; and

an all natural blend of soy protein, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, herbs, and whole foods;

each said liquid flavoring is selected from the group consisting of orange oil, lemon oil, sorghum syrup, and brown rice syrup;

at least one dry ingredient containing lecithin is hulled sesame seed;

each said dry ingredient containing antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of orange crystal, carrot juice powder, pineapple crystal, coriander seed, beet juice powder, flax seed, hulled sesame seed, sunflower seed, barley grass powder, and an all natural blend of soy protein, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, herbs, and whole foods; and

each said oil containing antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of sorghum syrup, orange oil, vitamin E oil, and lemon oil.

12. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 8, wherein:

each said syrup sweetener is selected from the group consisting of sorghum syrup and brown rice syrup; and

each said vegetable oil containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid and each vegetable oil containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid is hemp oil.

13. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 8, further comprising a coating applied to an exterior surface defined by the food bar.

14. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 8, wherein:

said mixture of dry ingredients includes, by weight, about 15% oatmeal, about 10% barley flake, about 10% dried unsulfured fig, about 9% oat bran, about 7% hulled sesame seed, about 7% sunflower seed, about 7% dried unsulfured raisin, about 7% rice bran, about 6% raw desiccated coconut, about 5% flax seed, about 5% of an all natural blend of soy protein, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, herbs, and whole foods, about 3% flaked coriander seed, about 3% almond, about 1% barley green powder, about 1% psyllium husk, about 1% orange crystal, about 0.7% pineapple crystal, about 0.7% banana crystal, about 0.5% beet juice powder, about 0.4% carrot juice powder, about 0.3% strawberry crystal, about 0.3% apple pectin, about 0.1% ground cardamon, and about 0.004% vanilla planifolia; and

said mixture of liquid ingredients includes, by weight, about 64% brown rice syrup, about 26% sorghum, about 8% hemp oil, about 1% orange oil, about 0.7% lemon oil, and about 0.3% vitamin E oil.

15. An uncooked ready to eat food bar consisting essentially of a mixture of dry ingredients combined with a mixture of liquid ingredients in a ratio of about 3:

1 by weight, wherein said mixture of dry ingredients includes about 44% by weight of at least one dry ingredient containing dietary fiber, about 12% by weight of at least one dry ingredient containing non-animal protein, at least one dry ingredient containing antioxidant, at least one dry ingredient containing simple carbohydrate, at least one dry ingredient containing complex carbohydrate, at least one dry ingredient containing sugar, at least one dry ingredient containing lecithin, at least one oil seed containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid, at least one oil seed containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, wherein the polyunsaturated linoleic acid is present in a ratio of about 3;

1 by weight to superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid at least one seed containing amino acids, at least one dry ingredient containing chlorophyll, at least one dry ingredient containing pyridoxine, at least one dry ingredient containing magnesium, at least one dry ingredient containing sodium, at least one dry ingredient containing potassium, and at least one dry flavoring, and said mixture of liquid ingredients includes at least one naturally occurring syrup sweetener containing sugar, simple carbohydrate and complex carbohydrate, at least one vegetable oil containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid, at least one vegetable oil containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, wherein the polyunsaturated linoleic acid is present in a ratio of about 3;

1 by weight to superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, and at least one oil containing antioxidant, said mixture of liquid ingredients containing about 89% by weight of said syrup sweetener, whereby the food bar contains about 35% by weight of complex carbohydrate, about 17% by weight of simple carbohydrate, potassium is present in the food bar in a ratio of about 7;

1 by weight to sodium, and water is present in a ratio of about 1;

3 to sugar and is less than about 10% by weight of the food bar.

16. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 15, further comprising a polyunsaturated linoleic acid and superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid natural preserving agent selected from the group consisting of sorghum syrup, vitamin E oil, banana crystal, strawberry crystal, orange crystal, carrot juice powder, pineapple crystal, beet juice powder, flax seed, hulled sesame seed, sunflower seed, coriander seed, wheat grass, orange oil and lemon oil, wherein each said oil seed containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid and each said seed containing all amino acids is selected from the group consisting of flax seed, sunflower seed, and hulled sesame seed, and each seed containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid is flax seed.

17. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 15, wherein:

at least one dry ingredient containing chlorophyll is wheat grass; and

each said dry ingredient containing pyridoxine is selected from the group consisting of brewers yeast, wheat germ, oats, hulled sesame seed, desiccated coconut, and dried unsulfured date.

18. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 15, wherein:

each said dry ingredient containing dietary fiber is selected from the group consisting of oatmeal, cornmeal, psyllium husk, apple pectin, spelt flour, kamut flour, dried unsulfured fig, dried unsulfured raisin and dried unsulfured date;

each said dry ingredient containing non-animal protein is selected from the group consisting of soy, wheat germ, gelatin, yeast, almond, hulled sesame seed, sunflower seed, flax seed, oatmeal, whey, and the product sold under the trademark Fruitein;

each said dry ingredient containing complex carbohydrate is selected from the group consisting of flax seed, sunflower seed, hulled sesame seed, oatmeal, wheat germ, and yeast;

each said dry flavoring is selected from the group consisting of coriander seed, ground cardamom, ground cloves;

each said liquid flavoring is selected from the group consisting of orange oil, lemon oil, sorghum syrup, honey, and brown rice syrup;

at least one dry ingredient containing lecithin is soy granule;

each said dry ingredient containing antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of wheat grass, orange crystal, banana crystal, strawberry crystal, carrot juice powder, pineapple crystal, coriander seed, beet juice powder, flax seed, hulled sesame seed, sunflower seed; and

each said oil containing antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of orange oil, vitamin E oil, and lemon oil.

19. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 15, wherein:

each said syrup sweetener is selected from the group consisting of honey, sorghum syrup, and brown rice syrup; and

each said vegetable oil containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid and each vegetable oil containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid is hemp oil.

20. An uncooked ready to eat food bar as set forth in claim 15, further comprising a coating applied to an exterior surface defined by the food bar, said coating selected from the group consisting of sorghum syrup, honey, brown rice syrup, carob, chocolate, white chocolate, caramel, peanut, fruit, and yogurt, and wherein:

said mixture of dry ingredients includes, by weight, about 26% oatmeal, about 8% hulled sesame seed, about 8% dried unsulfured raisin, about 7% sunflower seed, about 7% wheat germ, about 5% of an all natural blend of soy protein, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, herbs, and whole foods, about 5% flax seed, about 5% soy, about 5% desiccated coconut, about 4% coriander seed, about 4% dried unsulfured fig, about 3% almond, about 3% dried unsulfured date, about 1% psyllium husk, about 1% spelt flour, about 1% kamut flour, about 1% soy granule, about 1% orange crystal, about 1% banana crystal, about 1% pineapple crystal, about 1% brewers yeast, about 0.4% carrot juice powder, about 0.4% strawberry crystal, about 0.4% wheat grass, about 0.4% apple pectin, about 0.1% beet juice powder, and about 0.1% ground cardamon; and

said mixture of liquid ingredients includes, by weight, about 50% brown rice syrup, about 26% sorghum syrup, about 13% raw unfiltered honey, about 9% hemp oil, about 1% orange oil, about 1% lemon oil, and about 0.3% vitamin E oil.

21. An uncooked ready to eat cereal product consisting essentially of a mixture of dry ingredients combined with a mixture of liquid ingredients in a ratio of about 2:

1 by weight, wherein said mixture of dry ingredients includes about 38% by weight of at least one dry ingredient containing dietary fiber, about 18% by weight of at least one dry ingredient containing non-animal protein, at least one dry ingredient containing antioxidant, at least one dry ingredient containing simple carbohydrate, at least one dry ingredient containing complex carbohydrate, at least one dry ingredient containing sugar, at least one dry ingredient containing lecithin, at least one oil seed containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid, at least one oil seed containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, at least one seed containing all amino acids, at least one dry ingredient containing chlorophyll, at least one dry ingredient containing pyridoxine, at least one dry ingredient containing magnesium, at least one dry ingredient containing sodium, at least one dry ingredient containing potassium, and at least one dry flavoring, and said mixture of liquid ingredients includes at least one naturally occurring syrup sweetener containing sugar, simple carbohydrate and complex carbohydrate, at least one vegetable oil containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid, at least one vegetable oil containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, wherein polyunsaturated linoleic acid is present in the food bar in a ratio of about 3;

1 by weight to superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid and at least one oil containing antioxidant, said mixture of liquid ingredients containing about 90% by weight of said syrup sweetener, whereby the food bar contains about 35% by weight of complex carbohydrate, about 17% by weight of simple carbohydrate, potassium is present in the food bar in a ratio of about 10;

1 by weight to sodium, and water is present in a ratio of about 1;

3 to sugar and is less than about 10% by weight of the food bar.

22. An uncooked ready to eat syrup product consisting essentially of a mixture of dry ingredients combined with a mixture of liquid ingredients in a ratio of about 1:

2 by weight, wherein said mixture of dry ingredients includes about 38% by weight of at least one dry ingredient containing dietary fiber, about 18% by weight of at least one dry ingredient containing non-animal protein, at least one dry ingredient containing antioxidant, at least one dry ingredient containing simple carbohydrate, at least one dry ingredient containing complex carbohydrate, at least one dry ingredient containing sugar, at least one dry ingredient containing lecithin, at least one oil seed containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid, at least one oil seed containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, at least one seed containing all amino acids, at least one dry ingredient containing chlorophyll, at least one dry ingredient containing pyridoxine, at least one dry ingredient containing magnesium, at least one dry ingredient containing sodium, at least one dry ingredient containing potassium, and at least one dry flavoring, and said mixture of liquid ingredients includes at least one naturally occurring syrup sweetener containing sugar, single carbohydrate and complex carbohydrate, at least one vegetable oil containing polyunsaturated linoleic acid, at least one vegetable oil containing superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid, wherein polyunsaturated linoleic acid is present in the food bar in a ratio of about 3;

1 by weight to superunsaturated alpha-linolenic acid and at least one oil containing antioxidant, said mixture of liquid ingredients containing about 90% by weight of said syrup sweetener, whereby the food bar contains about 35% by weight of complex carbohydrate, about 17% by weight of simple carbohydrate, potassium is present in the food bar in a ratio of about 10;

1 by weight to sodium, and water is present in a ratio of about 1;

3 to sugar and is less than about 10% by weight of the food bar.