R-T-E cereals with calcium containing pre-sweetener coating and method of preparation
 A method for coating discrete food pieces with a sweet coating such as in the preparation of a presweetened R-T-E cereal and coated food products prepared by the method is provided. The coating contains a mixture of sugars and calcium. The method of preparation comprises the steps, in sequence of: (A) providing a base of dried food pieces; (B) blending sugar syrup with an aqueous calcium slurry; (C) coating the base of dried food pieces with the sugar syrup and calcium slurry blend; and (D) drying the coated product to a shelf stable moisture content to provide a calcium fortified finished product. 
General Mills, Inc.
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James W Javier Jonathan E. Daniel R Robert Tanya Donald J
Geoffrion Cerda Trautz Green Wollenburg Sanders Smith