Patent ID: 8613965

Claim:
A method for producing a calcium-enriched baked food product comprising the steps of: a) mixing selected wet and dry ingredients in a mixer to form a mixed dough/batter, wherein the selected ingredients comprise a source of calcium; b) feeding the mixed dough/batter through an extruder; c) cutting the extruded dough/batter into individual pieces either before or after baking; and d) packing the baked pieces into packing material thereby providing a chewable calcium-enriched food product wherein the food product has a mouth feel, texture and taste substantially similar to a non-calcium-enriched baked food product; wherein the calcium enriched food product provides a source of calcium and the source of calcium is calcium citrate with a median particle size between 3 μm and 6 μm; wherein the calcium enriched food product comprises between 2.30% and 18.57% elemental calcium; wherein the calcium-enriched food product provides Vitamin D3 in a range of 100-2400 IU; wherein the calcium-enriched food product has a moisture content of 13%-15% by weight; and, wherein the calcium-enriched food product has a water activity of less than 0.8.