"BITE-SIZED" NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS WITH FILLING AND SUCH PRODUCTS USAGE METHODS Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A23G3/42 A23L1/09 A23L1/29 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to "bite-sized" nutritional products and such products usage methods. One proposes a "bite-sized" carbohydrate-based product including a thick mass section containing a carbohydrate source having the ratio of glucogenic to fruitogenic carbohydrates equal to from nearly 1.5 to nearly 2.5 with at least 60% of the product energy content, provided for by such carbohydrates source, and a filling encapsulated into a shell of the thick mass section where sodium is contained in an amount of nearly 200 mg - nearly 400 mg per 100 g of the product and where the filling is in the form chosen from the group consisting of powder, paste, puree, jelly, cream, liquid or semi-liquid condition and their combinations. The invention provides for a "bite-sized" nutritional product containing thick mass on a protein or carbohydrate base containing a semi-liquid filling. The semi-liquid filling may be represented, for instance, by jelly, jam or puree containing fruit, peanut butter, chocolate etc. The nutritional products may additionally include coatings containing tasty and nutritional components such as chocolate, fruit pieces, crispy grain components, nuts and other similar components. Such "bite-sized" products may be specially developed and provided to an athlete for individual provision with proteins and carbohydrates with dosage regulation.

EFFECT: additionally, such "bite-sized" nutritional products may be specially intended for people as a snack with perfect taste properties and those beneficial for health.

14 cl, 7 dwg, 4 tbl, 4 ex