Abstract: The present invention teaches sweetening a comestible such as a ready-to-eat cereal with a coating comprising a sweetening syrup having from 9% to 85% by weight reducing sugars and a pectin solution. The present invention also teaches a method for sweetening a comestible with a sweetening syrup comprising forming a mixture of sweetening syrup and a pectin solution and coating said mixture onto the surface of the comestible and drying same to a desired moisture content for packaging.

Abstract: A process for preparing a crisp flaked cereal product having up to 8 grams of fiber per ounce of product comprising combining a starch degrading enzyme with a mixture of a farinaceous material and fiber and mixing the combination to form a uniform mixture followed by heating the uniform mixture to about 125.degree. F. for about 3 minutes to activate the enzyme. The enzyme treated mixture is further cooked followed by drying to a moisture of about 18% then tempered for about 45 minutes followed by flaking and toasting to produce a cereal product with a moisture content of about 3%.