Patent ID: 8859028

Claim:
An edible particle, comprising: an extruded particle portion comprising a starch-containing material and a bulking agent and coloring agent or coloring and flavoring agent; and an aqueous color coating that coats the particle portion, the aqueous coating comprising a coating coloring agent and coloring agent carrier wherein water and sugar comprise the coloring agent carrier and coating coloring agent comprises one or more dyes or one or more Lakes or both; wherein the edible particle retains the coloring agent and does not bleed within the matrix, the aqueous color coating forms a colored swirl in a viscous or visco-elastic matrix when the edible particle is added to the matrix and is moved within the matrix, wherein the edible particle is of a size that is at least large enough to be retained on a size 20 sieve, and wherein the edible particle is of a size such that its longest dimension is in the range of between 2 and 20 millimeters in length.