US Patent 7320807 Co-extruded cheese snacks

A cheese snack (10) includes an extruded annular cheese product (12) and a flavoring core (11) co-extruded within the cheese product. The core is normally flowable at room temperature. The product and core have substantially planar end faces with the core being exposed at the end faces. The cheese snack is processed such that the core does not substantially flow out of the cheese product prior to consumption when the product is stored at room temperature.