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Application US20170354172
Published 2017-12-14
Sealed Edible Container Filled With Free Flowable Powder Food Ingredient
The present invention relates to a food product such as a snack comprising at least one sealed edible hollow container filled with free flowable edible solids; wherein the container is configured to release the edible solids in order to be consumed in its present form or reconstituted with a liquid. The present invention also relates to a process of making such a snack. For instance the snack is a cereal-based biscuit filled with an instant coffee powder.
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- 1. A snack comprising: at least one sealed edible hollow container filled with a free flowable edible solid;
wherein the container comprises a cereal ranging from 30-95% w/w, fat not exceeding 1% and sugar not exceeding 25% w/w of the total final composition; and, the container is configured to release the edible solid to be consumed in its present form or reconstituted with a liquid.
- 15. A process for producing a snack comprising the steps of
thermo shaping process including extrusion, sintering, wafer and/or biscuit technology to produce the edible hollow container; determine the moisture content of the edible hollow container and the free flowable edible solid such that the water activity of the edible solids and the container is below 0.5; adjusting the moisture content of the edible hollow container to match the moisture content of the free flowable edible solid; filling the container with a free flowable edible solid; and sealing the container to provide a moisture free environment.
