Patent ID: 11871777
Assignee: INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A method of preparing a multi-textured, grain-based, baked snack that includes two different forms of a grain, the method comprising:
cooking the grain to obtain a hot, cooked form of the grain, wherein the hot, cooked form of the grain is not a hot, cooked flour made from the grain;
combining ingredients including the hot, cooked form of the grain, a dried crispy form of the grain, a pre-gelatinized starch, syrup, water, oil, and seasoning;
wherein the hot, cooked form of the grain has a density of about 1100-1200 g/l, and wherein the dried crispy form of the grain has a density of about 300-750 g/l
mixing the ingredients to form an agglomerated mixture in which the hot, cooked form of the grain forms at least a part of a continuous gelatinized matrix, wherein the hot, cooked form of the grain, the dried crispy form of the grain, and the seasoning comprise at least 50 wt. % of the agglomerated mixture;
sheeting the agglomerated mixture to form at least one sheet for baking;
baking the at least one sheet to a moisture level of about 2% to about 5% to form a baked product and
breaking the baked product to form a plurality of pieces of the multi-textured, grain-based snack.