Patent ID: 8980355
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A21C,A23G,A23L,A23P,A23V

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a food product comprising: preparing first and second layers for an outer shell of the food product; preparing a dough; preparing a plurality of food strands for forming a center-fill mat for the food product; wherein the food strands are formed by passing the dough through small holes; depositing the food strands randomly on the first layer, entangling with one another as the plurality of food strands fall to form the center-fill mat thereon; covering the first layer and the center-fill mat with the second layer to form an intermediate product; and post-processing the intermediate product to form the food product having a filling, wherein the food product comprises a lower bulk density than the same food product in which the filling dough comprises cereal shreds.