Patent ID: 11896044
Assignee: STARTCHY INC.
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of applying a coating composition to a food product, the method comprising:
(a) providing a coating composition comprising (i) a liquid carrier; (ii) a polymerized starch comprising amylopectin chains and/or amylose chains dispersed in the liquid carrier; and (ii) starch granules dispersed in the liquid carrier;
(b) heating the coating composition to a temperature in the range of 45° C. to about 85° C. for a time sufficient to cause the starch granules to swell, but not rupture;
(c) spraying the coating composition through a spray-coating nozzle onto at least a portion of the food product; and
(d) drying the coating composition applied to the food product to form a dried coating in which the amylopectin chains and/or amylose chains are intertwined to form a matrix, and the swollen starch granules are embedded in the matrix.