Patent ID: 6558718
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: A23L,A23P,A23V,Y10S

Abstract:
A food product, comprising:(1) a ready-to-eat cereal base; and (2) a plurality of nutrient clusters admixed with the ready-to-eat cereal base to form a blended product, wherein each nutrient cluster comprises: A. about 20% to 85% by weight of the cluster of a plurality of binder coated particulates selected from the group consisting of dried cooked cereal grain pieces, texturized vegetable protein, dried cooked cereal dough pieces, nut meat pieces, dried fruit, legumes, fruit pastes and mixtures thereof; B. about 0.1% to 40% by weight of a nutrient powder blend comprising at least one pre-encapsulated micronutrient; and C. about 15% to 40% by weight of a binder, wherein the nutrient cluster weighs from about 0.3 to 5 g and has a moisture content of about 2% to 10% by weight.