Patent ID: 7790210
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: A23B,A23G,A23L

Abstract:
1. A method for preparing a composite food product, comprising the steps of: providing a first major food portion having a water activity of less than 0.52: and, admixing with the first major food portion a second minor food portion of puffed unground particulates which are fabricated from a cooked cereal dough and have a continuous outer surface which defines an unbroken skin, wherein the particulates have a size ranging from about 0.5 to 2 mm, wherein the particulates have a moisture content of less than 6%, wherein the cooked cereal dough comprises at least 45% rice flour, wherein the particulates have a bulk density ranging from about 0.15 to 0.25 g/cc, to form a composite food product.