Pet food product and method of manufacture

Details Pet food product and method of manufacture Pet food product and method of manufacture

2002-09-13

2010-11-30

Wax, Robert A (Department: 1615)

Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products

Products per se, or processes of preparing or treating...

Plant material is basic ingredient other than extract,...

C426S089000, C426S096000, C426S623000, C426S630000, C426S641000

Reexamination Certificate

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07842329

ABSTRACT:
A pet food is provided, comprising a sorbent food body and a fluid carrier comprising a functional ingredient absorbed into the body. The body preferably is relatively moist, having a moisture content for example of from 35% to 60% by weight and firm structure that is resilient under initial biting by a pet animal. Protein content is preferably at least 20% by weight. The sorptivity of the body is increased by depleting the body of a first liquid, for example by causing drying by exposure to a source of dry heat, such as in roasting, grilling, frying and baking. Methods of manufacture are disclosed including providing a sorptive food body, causing the body to take up a carrier fluid containing a functional ingredient and packing the body in suitable packaging. The invention further provides delivery means for delivering a functional ingredient to a pet animal, the delivery means comprising a sorbent food body with the functional ingredient absorbed therein. The functional ingredient may be a nutrient or a pharmaceutical.

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