Patent ID: 7264835

Claim:
A food product, comprising: a first major food portion having a water activity of less than 0.52; and, a second minor food portion of direct expanded puffed particulates fabricated from a cooked cereal dough intermixed with the first food portion, wherein the particulates have a size ranging from about 0.5 to 3 mm, wherein the particulates have a moisture content of less than 6%, wherein the cooked cereal dough comprises at least 45% rice flour, wherein the particulates have a bulk density ranging from about 0.15 to 0.25 g/cc, wherein the particulates are unground and have a continuous outer surface which defines an unbroken skin, wherein the particulates have a crunchy texture attribute and remain crisp over an extended period of time versus puffed particulates which do not exhibit a corresponding continuous outer surface with an unbroken skin.