Patent ID: 6436459
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A23D,A23L,Y10S

Abstract:
A fabricated snack having a total void area of at least 21%, wherein:(a) less then 12% of the voids that are distributed in the void area have a size less then 0.1 units; (b) from about 8.0% to about 70% of the voids that are distributed in the void area have a size of from about 0.1 to about 0.3 units; (c) from about 5.0% to about 30% of the voids that are distributed in the void area have a size of from about 0.3 to about 0.8 units; (d) from about 5.0% to about 50% of the voids that are distributed in the void area have a size of from about 0.8 to about 1.5 units; (e) less than about 30% of the voids that are distributed in the void area have a size less than 1.5 units; and (f) the snack comprises an internal structure, and wherein the internal structure comprises a nodule morphological form, and wherein said nodule morphological form comprises from about 0% to about 30% of the internal structure.