Shelf-stable bar with crust and filling

US6299916A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Vernetta L. Dally · White Plains, US
• Edward C. Coleman · East Hanover, US
• Twyla P. Stubblefield · Chestnut Ridge, US
• Kenneth W. Cale · Somers, US
• Eileen M. Halliday · Poughkeepsie, US
• Robert J. Martin · Oakland Charter Township, US
• Rita W. Brander · New Rochelle, US
• Todd A. Zaniewski · Sleepy Hollow, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 3, 2000
• Grant date: Oct 9, 2001
• Expiry date: Mar 3, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23L7/122
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A baked, shelf-stable, hand-held snack bar comprised of a crust and a smooth, creamy cheesecake-like filling. The crust surrounds the bottom and longitudinal sides of the bar. The filing is exposed on its top surface. The filing and crust are each formulated to water activity of 0.60-0.90 and the filling has a milk fat content of less than 10%.