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Process for preparing a baked coated comestible

Assignee: General Foods Corp
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Filing: 1978-01-09
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Granted: 1980-08-19
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Expires: 1998-01-09
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Abstract

Abstract A baked coated comestible with the taste, texture and appearance of a fried coated comestible is prepared by coating a moistened comestible with a dry coating composition which comprises a farinaceous material containing bread crumbs and a flour, a binding agent containing a starch and a dextrin, and flavoring and coloring, followed by baking the coated comestible on a surface coated with a minimal amount of oil or fat.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jean Lee
  • 👤 Janice R. Shaw
  • 👤 Carmine Giuliano
  • 👤 Ned Butera

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 04:03
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L13/00; A23L13/50; A23L13/55; A23L13/57; A23L19/00; A23L19/10; A23L19/12; A23L19/18; A23P; A23P20/00; A23P20/10; A23P20/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim 136 words
Process for imparting a baked coated comestible with the taste, texture and appearance of a fried coated comestible comprising: moistening the surface of a comestible; coating said comestible with a dry coating composition consisting essentially of 67-80% of a farinaceous material, the farinaceous material containing 5-75% of bread crumbs consisting essentially of wheat flour, yeast and salt and having an elongated, porous and striated shape and structure and 5-75% of a flour containing 5-70% of a corn flour and 5-70% of a rice flour, and 6-22% of a binding agent, the binding agent containing 3-19% of a starch and 3-19% of a dextrin having a DE within the range of 5-50, all percentages being by weight of the total dry coating composition; and baking said coated comestible on a surface coated with a oil or fat.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 136 words
Process for imparting a baked coated comestible with the taste, texture and appearance of a fried coated comestible comprising: moistening the surface of a comestible; coating said comestible with a dry coating composition consisting essentially of 67-80% of a farinaceous material, the farinaceous material containing 5-75% of bread crumbs consisting essentially of wheat flour, yeast and salt and having an elongated, porous and striated shape and structure and 5-75% of a flour containing 5-70% of a corn flour and 5-70% of a rice flour, and 6-22% of a binding agent, the binding agent containing 3-19% of a starch and 3-19% of a dextrin having a DE within the range of 5-50, all percentages being by weight of the total dry coating composition; and baking said coated comestible on a surface coated with a oil or fat.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
Process of claim 1 wherein said dry coating composition further contains 7-25% of residual ingredients comprising flavor and color.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
Process of claim 2 wherein the farinaceous material contains 10-30% of a corn flour, 8-20% of a rice flour and 30-45% of bread crumbs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 34 words
Process of claim 3 wherein said residual ingredients contain 7-15% of salt, up to 5% of lecithin, up to 5% of seasonings, up to 0.5% of preservatives and up to 5% of coloring blends.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 12 words
Process of claim 3 wherein the starch is a pregelatinized modified starch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 28 words
Process of claim 1 wherein the bread crumbs have a particle size wherein at least 98% by weight of the crumbs pass through a U.S.S. 20 mesh screen.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 28 words
Process of claim 6 wherein the bread crumbs have a particle size wherein at least 98% by weight of the crumbs pass through a U.S.S. 40 mesh screen.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 122 words
A dry coating composition, which, when coated onto a moistened comestible and then baked on a surface coated with a oil or fat imparts the resultant comestible with the taste texture and appearance of a fried coated comestible consisting essentially of: 67-80% of a farinaceous material, the farinaceous material containing 5-75% of bread crumbs consisting essentially of wheat flour, yeast and salt, and having an elongated, porous and striated shape and structure and 5-75% of a flour containing 5-70% of a corn flour and; and 6-22% of a binding agent, the binding agent containing 3-19% of a starch and 3-19% of a dextrin having a DE within the range of 5-50, all percentages being by weight of the total dry coating composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 122 words
A dry coating composition, which, when coated onto a moistened comestible and then baked on a surface coated with a oil or fat imparts the resultant comestible with the taste texture and appearance of a fried coated comestible consisting essentially of: 67-80% of a farinaceous material, the farinaceous material containing 5-75% of bread crumbs consisting essentially of wheat flour, yeast and salt, and having an elongated, porous and striated shape and structure and 5-75% of a flour containing 5-70% of a corn flour and; and 6-22% of a binding agent, the binding agent containing 3-19% of a starch and 3-19% of a dextrin having a DE within the range of 5-50, all percentages being by weight of the total dry coating composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 19 words
Composition of claim 8 wherein said dry coating composition further contains 7-25% of residual ingredients comprising flavor and color.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 25 words
Composition of claim 9 wherein the farinaceous material contains 10-30% of a corn flour, 8-20% of a rice flour and 30-45% of a bread crumbs.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 34 words
Composition of claim 10 wherein said residual ingredients contain 7-15% of salt, up to 5% of lecithin, up to 5% of seasonings, up to 0.5% of preservatives and up to 5% of coloring blends.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 11 words
Composition of claim 10 wherein the starch is pregelatinized modified starch.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 28 words
Composition of claim 8 wherein the bread crumbs have a particle size wherein at least 98% by weight of the crumbs pass through a U.S.S. 20 mesh screen.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 28 words
Composition of claim 13 wherein the bread crumbs have a particle size wherein at least 98% by weight of the crumbs pass through a U.S.S. 40 mesh screen.

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