Patent ID: 7244457

Claim:
A ready-to-eat coated cereal, comprising: a) a base cereal mix having: a grain flour of about 40% to about 100% by weight, based on the total weight of the base cereal mix; a first sweetener in an amount of less than about 15.4% by weight, based on the total weight of the base cereal mix; and b) a coating having: a second sweetener of about 2% to about 12% by weight, based on the total weight of said coated cereal, wherein the total amount of said first sweetener and said second sweetener is equal to less than about 15.8% by weight, based on the total weight of the coated cereal, and wherein the ready-to-eat coated cereal has a bulk density of between about 700 grams per liter to about 800 grams per liter, the ready-to-eat coated cereal providing an enhanced perceived sweetness over the ready-to-eat non-coated cereal containing substantially the same amount of sweetener.