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Chocolate covered nutrient bars
Assignee: Richardson GmbH
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Filing: 1981-12-18
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Granted: 1983-12-20
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Expires: 2001-12-18
Abstract
Abstract Filling with water-containing raw materials for nutrient bars with covering sheets made of waffles or the like with vegetable fibrous material especially wheat bran added to the water-containing raw materials and the moisture content of the filling amounts to 5 to 20 percent by weight. The addition of non-water-containing raw materials like oil seed products, such as hazel nut marrow, is possible.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl-Wilhelm Stock
- 👤 Norman Brudney
- 👤 Horst G. P. Wienecke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:40
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/50; A23G3/54; A21; A21D; A21D13/00; A21D13/30; A21D13/36; A21D13/38; A23G3/36; A23G3/364; A23G3/368; A23G3/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
46 words
A chocolate covered bar having waffles, wafers or biscuits covering sheets portions and containing a filling, said filling comprising a water-containing raw material containing about 5 to 50% vegetable fibrous materials by weight of the filling and having a moisture content between 5 to 20 percent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
46 words
A chocolate covered bar having waffles, wafers or biscuits covering sheets portions and containing a filling, said filling comprising a water-containing raw material containing about 5 to 50% vegetable fibrous materials by weight of the filling and having a moisture content between 5 to 20 percent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A nutrient bar according to claim 1 wherein the vegetable fibrous material is wheat bran.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A nutrient bar according to claim 2 wherein the filling additionally contains oil seed products.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A nutrient bar according to claim 3 wherein the oil seed product is hazel nut marrow.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A nutrient bar according to claim 2 wherein the wheat bran comprises about 20% by weight of the filling.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
A nutrient bar according to claim 5 wherein the filling comprises, as parts by weight, 36 parts honey 20 parts fig paste 14 parts hazel nut marrow 4 parts cherries 3 parts orangeade 3 parts apricot 20 parts roasted wheat bran and wherein the moisture content of said filling is about 15% by weight and the covering sheets are waffles.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3814819A
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