Patent ID: 7063866

Claim:
A bulk packaged uncooked oat flake food product containing no grain other than oats comprising: grain composed only of a bulk quantity of individual, separate uncooked oat flakes, each of the uncooked oat flakes coated with a fat-free adherent coating that adheres to the surface of the uncooked oat flakes the coating composed of coating material comprising a binder selected from the group consisting of sugar, fructose, honey, corn syrup, fruit juice, hydrocolloids, maltodextrin, corn syrup solids, and mixtures thereof and an active ingredient different from the binder and uniformly dispersed within the binder selected from the group consisting of vitamins, colorants, sweeteners, flavors and natural nutrients selected from the group consisting of herbal extracts, ginseng, bee pollen and mixtures thereof; and a bulk container containing the bulk quantity of coated uncooked oat flakes wherein substantially none of the coating material settles to the bottom of the container.