Patent ID: 8486471

Claim:
A cooked food product comprising: a coating composition comprising: at least 53.02 weight percent of a first component consisting of at least one modified food starch selected from the group consisting of a modified potato starch and a modified corn starch wherein the modified food starch has been modified by a process chosen from the group consisting of pregelatinization, oxidation, enzymatic modification, cross-linking, acetylation, hydroxypropylation or any combination thereof; from 10 to 30 weight percent of an unmodified corn starch; and from 4 to 20 weight percent dextrin; and wherein all amounts are based upon weight percent of the dry components; and a snack/convenience-type food substrate chosen from the group consisting of: chips made from an undried sliced vegetable or fruit having a thickness of about one-sixteenth inch; a curl; a puff; a tortilla chip; a taco shell; a granola product; a crouton; a cracker; a bagel chip; a pretzel; a doughnut; a cake; a cookie; a muffin; a pastry; a breading material; a bread; a biscuit; a pie crust; a bagel; and a preformed agglomerate containing a dehydrated potato substrate formed by combining water or milk and the dehydrated potato substrate; and wherein the coating composition is applied to a surface of the food substrate prior to cooking the food substrate and cooked in place along with the substrate to form the cooked food product wherein the coating composition is not visible to a consumer of the cooked food product.