Food products fortified with calcium and method of preparation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7431954
APP PUB NO 20050238760A1
SERIAL NO

11168308

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Cooked cereal dough products are provided that are fortified with calcium from multiple sources, at least a major portion of which is supplied by calcium phosphate salts having an median particle size of 2 to 15 .mu.m. Dried cereal finished products such as Ready-To-Eat breakfast cereals are fabricated from cooked cereal doughs that can comprise even lightly colored cereal materials. Methods for preparing such calcium fortified cooked cereal compositions and dried cereal finished food products essentially comprise: A. providing a calcium fortified cooked cereal dough or mass containing multiple calcium sources, at least a portion of which is supplied by calcium phosphate; B. forming the lightly colored calcium fortified cereal dough into pieces; and, C. drying the pieces to form the finished food products fortified with high levels of calcium, preferably puffed RTE cereal pieces.

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  • GENERAL MILLS, INC.;GENERAL MILLS HOLDINGS II, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ballman, Darryl J Wyoming, MN 8 21
Creedon, Sean W Tewksbury, MA 4 34
Geoffrion, James W Anoka, MN 12 89
Hede, Thomas D Andover, MN 2 9
Langenfeld, Mathew F Rosemount, MN 8 115
Trautz, Jonathan E Maple Grove, MN 4 40

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