Patent ID: 8709517
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: A23G,A23L,A23P,A23V

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a snack comprising: providing ingredients selected from food groups consisting of vegetable group, fruit group, dairy group and protein group and having a variety of particulate forms and sizes; mixing the ingredients with a liquid to a homogeneous blend to create a non-cohesive loose mix of ingredients having a desired moisture content ranging from 6% to 20% by weight, wherein the liquid comprises at least one of water, a sugar solution, a fruit juice, and glycerin; depositing a metered amount of a charge of the non-cohesive loose mix of ingredients into a sleeve; compressing the charge of ingredients between an anvil plug of an anvil and a face of an ultrasonic horn; and energizing the ultrasonic horn to cause the charge to be agglomerated into a desired shape having a different density from the non-cohesive loose mix of ingredients.