Reference is made to a food bar and process of preparing the same (Kelly, et al USP 4,055,669, 1977), wherein the cereals are bound together with an edible solid adhesive food composition containing protein, edible fat and carbohydrate and the process of preparation is dry mixing, heating and passing through mill followed by reheating. The drawbacks of the present invention are high proportions of cereals and fat used and protein as one of the binding agents. Also, the process is by dry blending and heating, milling and reheating.
Objects of the invention
The main object of the invention is to provide a cereal bar formulation and a process for preparation thereof, which obviates drawbacks as detailed above.
Another object of the invention is to prepare binder to hold processed cereal products firmly and also to impart chewy texture to the product.
Another object of the invention is usage of ready to eat processed rice products like puffed and expanded rice as cereal base.
Yet another object of the invention is to use of appropriate modified starches to impart soft chewy texture, which retains after storage