Cultures encapsulated with chocolate food products coated with chocolate and methods of preparation
CA 2570126 C · Owner: General Mills, Inc. · Inventors: O'Toole, John A.
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Food products are provided comprising a food base and the chocolate or cocoa butter encapsulated pro-biotic, especially lactic acid forming cultures as a , coating or portion or phase of the food product. The food base can include the chocolate or cocoa butter encapsulated pro-biotic as a topical coating or phase or portion. The food base or foodstuff is dried and has a water activity ranging from about 0.1 to about 0.35. The weight ratio of food base to chocolate or cocoa butter encapsulated pro-biotic ranges from about 100:1 to about 100:400. The pieces of the coated food base can be admixed with pieces of uncoated dried food base of the same or different composition to provide …
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- Filed June 22, 2005 and granted August 12, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 22, 2025.
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