Performance food product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10980823-B2
Application number	US-201916531349-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 5, 2019
Priority date	Jun 20, 2013
Publication date	Apr 20, 2021
Grant date	Apr 20, 2021

Abstract

The present invention relates to a foodstuff comprising feather hydrolysate for use in improving performance during exercise and/or improving recovery after exercise in a dog. It also relates to a method of improving the performance in a dog during exercise and/or improving recovery after exercise, the method comprising administering to a dog a foodstuff which comprises feather hydrolysate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A post-exercise, performance-enhancing foodstuff consisting of:
10-50% of feather hydrolysate on a dry matter basis,
50-90% of one or more hydrolysed carbohydrates on a dry matter basis; and optionally, liquid;
wherein the ratio of feather hydrolysate to hydrolysed carbohydrate is from 1:1 to 1:9 and the hydrolysed carbohydrate consists of dextrose, maltodextrin, or a combination thereof.

2. The post-exercise, performance-enhancing foodstuff of claim 1 , wherein the hydrolysed carbohydrate is a combination of maltodextrin and dextrose, or maltodextrin alone.

3. The post-exercise, performance-enhancing foodstuff of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of feather hydrolysate to hydrolysed carbohydrate is from about 1:3 to 1:4.

4. The post-exercise, performance-enhancing foodstuff of claim 1 , which is a wet product, dry product, semi-moist product or a liquid.

5. The post-exercise, performance-enhancing foodstuff of claim 1 , wherein the feather hydrolysate is produced by hydrolyzing poultry feathers.

6. The post-exercise, performance-enhancing foodstuff of claim 1 , where in the feather hydrolysate is in the form of a powder.

7. The post-exercise, performance-enhancing foodstuff of claim 1 , consisting of 15-25% of feather hydrolysate on a dry matter basis.

8. The post-exercise, performance-enhancing foodstuff of claim 1 , consisting of 60-80% of one or more hydrolysed carbohydrates on a dry matter basis.

Assignees

• Mars Inc

Inventors

• Feugier Alexandre
• Clero Delphine

Classifications

• A23K10/26

  from waste material, e.g. feathers, bones or skin (A23K10/24 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y02P60/87

  Re-use of by-products of food processing for fodder production · CPC title

• A23J1/10 Primary

  from hair, feathers, horn, skins, leather, bones, or the like · CPC title

• A61K31/7004 Primary

  Monosaccharides having only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms · CPC title

• A61K31/718

  Starch or degraded starch, e.g. amylose, amylopectin · CPC title