Patent ID: 6951659
Filing Date: 2005-10-04
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
1. A method of coating uncooked, flaked oats with a desired coating material comprising: obtaining a quantity of individual uncooked, flaked oats; coating the individual uncooked, flaked oats with a fat-free coating material having a natural nutrient selected from the group consisting of Echinacea extract, ginkgo biloba extract, ginseng, bee pollen, St. John's wort extract, and mixtures thereof and optionally having a second ingredient selected from the group consisting of colorants, flavors, nutrients, sweeteners, and combinations thereof, until said coating material forms a substantially uniform coating on the uncooked, flaked oats; and drying the coated individual uncooked, flaked oats until the uncooked, flaked oats attain the desired percentage of moisture to form a coated, unagglomerated, uncooked, flaked oats product having no added fat to form discrete, coated, uncooked, flaked oats.