Claims
- 1. A nutritionally balanced, traditional snack food having a water activity of less than 0.90; and comprising, on a 100 kcal reference serving basis:
a.) at least 5 grams of an amino acid source; b.) less than 3 grams of a digestible fat; and c.) a carbohydrate that provides the balance of the total caloric value of said food and at least about 2.5 grams of dietary fiber.
- 2. The traditional snack food of claim 1 having a water activity of less than 0.85 and comprising an adjunct ingredient.
- 3. The traditional snack food of claim 1 comprising, on a 100 kcal reference serving basis:
a.) from 5 grams to 13 grams of an amino acid source; and b.) from about 2.5 grams to about 5.0 grams of dietary fiber.
- 4. The traditional snack food of claim 1 wherein said amino acid and fiber sources are at least 75% active; and said fiber is selected from the group consisting of soluble fiber having a viscosity of from 1 to 2 centipoise for a 10% solution at 25° C., insoluble fiber having a particle size of less than 150 microns and a water absorption of less than 7.0 grams per gram of fiber, and mixtures thereof.
- 5. The traditional snack food of claim 1 having an amino acid score from 0.60 to 1.00.
- 6. The traditional snack food of claim 1 comprising less than 2 grams of digestible saturated fat.
- 7. The traditional snack food of claim 6 comprising less than ⅔ of a gram of digestible saturated fat.
- 8. The traditional snack food of claim 1 comprising a material selected from the group consisting of non-digestible lipids, partially digestible lipids and mixtures thereof.
- 9. The traditional snack food of claim 1 wherein said food is a filled cracker, spread, snack crisp, brownie or potato crisp.
- 10. The traditional snack food of claim 1 comprising a material selected from the group consisting of arabinogalactan fiber, beta-glucan soluble fiber, and mixtures thereof.
- 11. The traditional snack food of claim 1 comprising fluoride; sodium; potassium; and, on a 30 gram basis, from about 10% to about 100% of the U.S. RDI of the vitamins A, D, E, K, C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, folate, vitamin B-12, biotin, and pantothenic acid and from about 10% to about 100% of the U.S. RDI of the minerals calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, iodine, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, and chloride.
- 12. A mix system for producing the nutritionally balanced, traditional snack food of claim 1 said mix system comprising a mix that comprises:
a.) at least about 18.0% amino acid source; b.) no more than about 5.0% digestible fat; and c.) a carbohydrate that provides at least about 8.7% dietary fiber.
- 13. The mix system of claim 12 wherein said amino acid and fiber sources of said mix are at least 75% active; and said fiber is selected from the group consisting of soluble fiber having a viscosity of from 1 to 2 centipoise for a 10% solution at 25° C., insoluble fiber having a particle size of less than 150 microns and a water absorption of less than 7.0 grams per gram of fiber, and mixtures thereof.
- 14. The mix system of claim 12 wherein said mix comprises no more than about 5.0% digestible saturated fat.
- 15. The mix system of claim 14 wherein said mix comprises no more than about 0.9% digestible saturated fat.
- 16. The mix system of claim 12 wherein said mix comprises a material selected from the group consisting of non-digestible lipids, partially digestible lipids, and mixtures thereof.
- 17. The mix system of claim 12 wherein said mix comprises a material selected from the group consisting of arabinogalactan fiber, beta-glucan soluble fiber, and mixtures thereof.
- 18. The mix system of claim 12 wherein said mix comprises fluoride; sodium; potassium; and a sufficient amount of vitamins and minerals to provide the finished traditional snack food with, on a 30 gram basis, from about 10% to about 100% of the U.S. RDI of the vitamins A, D, E, K, C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B-6, folate, vitamin B-12, biotin, and pantothenic acid and from about 10% to about 100% of the U.S. RDI of the minerals calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, iodine, selenium, copper, manganese, chromium, molybdenum, and chloride.
- 19. The mix system of claim 12 comprising a separately packaged shortening that comprises a material selected from the group consisting of non-digestible lipids, partially digestible lipids, and mixtures thereof; and said mix system having a ratio of separately packaged shortening to mix of less than about 0.34:1.
- 20. The mix system of claim 19 having a ratio of digestible fat to total non-digestible lipids, partially digestible lipids, and mixtures thereof; of no more than about 1:2.5.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/196,877 filed on Apr. 12, 2000, in the name of Prosise et al.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60196877 |
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