| abstract |
THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO FOOD PRODUCTS SUCH AS GRANOLA BARS, POPCORN BALLS, NUT CLUSTERS, AND THE LIKE, PRODUCTS IN WHICH FOOD PIECES ARE HELD TOGETHER BY A BINDER. THE BINDER CONTAINS A REDUCED CALORIE FAT SUBSTITUTE, PREFERABLY SUCROSE FATTY ACID POLYESTERS. A HIGHLY PREFERRED GRANOLA BAR ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION COMPRISES FROM ABOUT 40% TO ABOUT 65% BY WEIGHT GRANOLA AND FROM ABOUT 35% TO ABOUT 60% BY WEIGHT BINDER, WHERE THE BINDER COMPRISES FROM ABOUT 10% TO ABOUT 33% SUCROSE POLYESTER. |