Abstract: A method of manufacture of a breadcrumb coating for a food product provides a crumb with an extremely low moisture content without the need for substantial energy input. The method achieves such very low moisture content without significant adverse effect on product quality.

Abstract: A food product comprising a substrate of pieces of meat, poultry, fish, vegetable, fruit or dairy food and an aqueous composition coating the substrate provides improved performance, particularly for microwave cooking of reheating of the food product. The aqueous coating composition includes a mixture consisting of by dry weight: cellulose gum 15-35% modified starch 15-50% hydrocolloid ?20-30%, wherein the hydrocolloid is selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, carrageenan gum, guar gum and mixtures thereof, and proteinaceous component 10-20%; wherein the percentages of the ingredients are selected from the ranges quoted to total 100%; and wherein the aqueous coating composition does not contain any substantial amount of polydextrose.

Abstract: A crumb is manufactured by a process including adding an aqueous flour mixture into an extruder, partially extruding the aqueous mixture through the extruder, adding an aqueous gelling agent to the extruder at a point downstream of the start of the extrusion of the aqueous mixture through the extruder to form a resultant mixture of the aqueous mixture and the aqueous gelling agent in the extruder, and extruding the resultant mixture at a temperature greater than 100° C. to form an extrudate. The extrudate is allowed to expand, dried and milled to form the crumb, which has moisture-resistant properties particularly well-suited for use on frozen, microwavable food products.

Abstract: A frozen, microwaveable, coated food product comprising: a core of cooked edible material having a weight equal to 15-95 wt. % of the food product; a fried coating that envelops the core of edible material and has a weight equal to 5-85 wt. % of the total weight of the food product, said coating comprising at least three coating layers, including an inner crumb layer, an outer crumb layer and a batter layer that separates the inner crumb layer from the outer crumb layer; wherein both the inner crumb layer and the outer crumb layer comprise a milled farinaceous dough extrudate containing 0.05-5 wt. % of added hydrocolloid.

Abstract: A frozen, microwaveable, coated food product that includes: a core of cooked edible material having a weight equal to 15-95 wt % of the food product; and a fried coating that envelops the core of edible material and having weight equal to 5-85 wt % of the food product, the coating being formed from at least four coating layers, including successively; a primary aqueous coating, a bonding crumb layer, a secondary aqueous coating and a coating crumb layer. The primary aqueous coating and the secondary aqueous coating contain less than 10 wt % flour, preferably 5 wt % flour, by weight of dry matter and at least 10% cellulose ether by weight of dry matter.

Abstract: A crumb is manufactured by a process including adding an aqueous flour mixture into an extruder, partially extruding the aqueous mixture through the extruder, adding an aqueous gelling agent to the extruder at a point downstream of the start of the extrusion of the aqueous mixture through the extruder to form a resultant mixture of the aqueous mixture and the aqueous gelling agent in the extruder, and extruding the resultant mixture at a temperature greater than 100° C. to form an extrudate. The extrudate is allowed to expand, dried and milled to form the crumb, which has moisture-resistant properties particularly well-suited for use on frozen, microwavable food products.

Abstract: A method of manufacture of a breadcrumb coating for a food product provides a crumb with an extremely low moisture content without the need for substantial energy input. The method achieves such very low moisture content without significant adverse effect on product quality.

Abstract: A method of manufacture of a breadcrumb coating for a food product provides a crumb with an extremely low moisture content without the need for substantial energy input. The method achieves such very low moisture content without significant adverse effect on product quality.

Abstract: A frozen, microwaveable, coated food product comprising: a core of cooked edible material having a weight equal to 15-95 wt. % of the food product; a fried coating that envelops the core of edible material and has a weight equal to 5-85 wt. % of the total weight of the food product, said coating comprising at least three coating layers, including an inner crumb layer, an outer crumb layer and a batter layer that separates the inner crumb layer from the outer crumb layer; wherein both the inner crumb layer and the outer crumb layer comprise a milled farinaceous dough extrudate containing 0.05-5 wt. % of added hydrocolloid.

Abstract: A frozen, microwaveable, coated food product comprising: a core of cooked edible material having a weight equal to 15-95 wt. % of the food product, a fried coating that envelops the core of edible material and has a weight equal to 5-85 wt. % of the total weight of the food product, said coating comprising at least three coating layers, including an inner crumb layer, an outer crumb layer and a batter layer that separates the inner crumb layer from the outer crumb layer; wherein both the inner crumb layer and the outer crumb layer comprise a milled farinaceous dough extrudate containing 0.05-5 wt. % of added hydrocolloid.

Abstract: A microwaveable cookable or reheatable foodstuff coating composition comprising an aqueous mixture including: a) starch b) a flour component comprising gluten free flour and maize flour c) a gelling agent d) an enzyme additive comprising alpha amylase; and e) optional further ingredients.

Abstract: A method of producing a frozen, microwaveable, coated food product, said method comprising the steps of: providing a portion of a solid or solidified substrate; coating the portion with an aqueous precoating liquid to form a precoated portion; applying a coating of bonding crumb to the precoated portion to form a crumb coated portion; applying a batter to the crumb coated portion to form a batter coated portion; applying a coating of coating crumb to the batter coated portion to form a breaded portion; frying the breaded portion by contacting said breaded portion for at least 100 seconds with hot oil having a temperature of at least 150° C., thereby producing a fried coated portion having a core temperature in excess of 70° C.; and freezing the fried coated portion by introducing said fried portion into a freezer; wherein the core temperature of the fried coated portion is not less than 50° C., preferably not less than 60° C.

Abstract: A frozen, microwaveable, coated food product comprising: a core of cooked edible material having a weight equal to 15-95 wt. % of the food product; a fried coating that envelops the core of edible material and has a weight equal to 5-85 wt. % of the total weight of the food product, said coating comprising at least three coating layers, including an inner crumb layer, an outer crumb layer and a batter layer that separates the inner crumb layer from the outer crumb layer; wherein both the inner crumb layer and the outer crumb layer comprise a milled farinaceous dough extrudate containing 0.05-5 wt. % of added hydrocolloid.

Abstract: A crumb is manufactured by a process including adding an aqueous flour mixture into an extruder, partially extruding the aqueous mixture through the extruder, adding an aqueous gelling agent to the extruder at a point downstream of the start of the extrusion of the aqueous mixture through the extruder to form a resultant mixture of the aqueous mixture and the aqueous gelling agent in the extruder, and extruding the resultant mixture at a temperature greater than 100° C. to form an extrudate. The extrudate is allowed to expand, dried and milled to form the crumb, which has moisture-resistant properties particularly well-suited for use on frozen, microwavable food products.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a crumb coated food product is disclosed. The method includes the steps of forming an aqueous mixture including a flour mixture having one or more flours; sodium bicarbonate; optional additives selected from processing aids, salts, colorants and, water; adding the mixture into an extruder; adding an aqueous gelling agent to the extruder; extruding the resultant mixture at a temperature greater than 100° C. to form an extrudate; allowing the extrudate to expand to form a porous product; drying the product, and milling the dried product to form a crumb.

Abstract: A method of producing a frozen microwaveable, coated food product, involves providing pieces of mozzarella cheese, the pieces having a maximum dimension of 1 cm, mixing the pieces of cheese with a stabilizing composition, mixing to form a homogenous cheese dough, forming the dough into portions, freezing the portions and maintaining the frozen portions for at least eight hours, applying a pre-coating to the frozen portions to produce pre-coated portions, applying a batter coating to the pre-coated portions to produce batter coated portions, applying one or more layers of crumb to the batter coated portions to provide a crumb coated portion, frying the crumb coated portions to produce fried portions, and cryogenically freezing the fried portions.

Abstract: A method of manufacture of a breadcrumb coating for a food product provides a crumb with an extremely low moisture content without the need for substantial energy input. The method achieves such very low moisture content without significant adverse effect on product quality.

Abstract: A microwave cookable or reheatable foodstuff coating composition comprises 55 to 80 wt % water and 20 to 45 wt % by dry weight of an ingredient mixture including: a. 35 to 60 wt % of a flour component comprising rice flour, but no wheat flour; b. 15 to 35 wt % of non-modified starch; c. 0.1 to 5 wt % of a gelling agent; d. 0 to 15 wt % of modified starch; and e. 0 to 35 wt % of other edible ingredients.

Abstract: A food product comprising a substrate of pieces of meat, poultry, fish, vegetable, fruit or dairy food and an aqueous composition coating the substrate provides improved performance, particularly for microwave cooking of reheating of the food product. The aqueous coating composition includes a mixture consisting of by dry weight: cellulose gum 15-35% modified starch 15-50% hydrocolloid ?20-30%, wherein the hydrocolloid is selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, carrageenan gum, guar gum and mixtures thereof, and proteinaceous component 10-20%; wherein the percentages of the ingredients are selected from the ranges quoted to total 100%; and wherein the aqueous coating composition does not contain any substantial amount of polydextrose.

Abstract: A food product having a substrate impregnated with a stabiliser composition and coated with an aqueous coating composition can be reheated using a microwave oven with good results.