Nutrition blend for health benefits in animals

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11648285-B2
Application number	US-202217711275-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 1, 2022
Priority date	Nov 9, 2017
Publication date	May 16, 2023
Grant date	May 16, 2023

Abstract

Methods and compositions for providing a health benefit to an animal using a nutrient blend. In one embodiment, the method can comprise orally administering a composition comprising at least four of the nutrients selected from the group of walnut, maitake mushroom extract, EGCG, turmeric root powder, lycopene, taurine, EPA, and DHA to the animal.

First claim

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. A pet food comprising a nutrient blend and a preservative, wherein the nutrient blend comprises walnut, maitake mushroom extract, EGCG, turmeric root powder, lycopene, taurine, EPA, and DHA;
wherein the walnut is present in an amount of 5% to 20% of the pet food, the maitake mushroom extract is present in an amount of 0.0001% to 0.025% of the pet food, the EGCG is present in an amount of 0.01% to 0.5% of the pet food, the turmeric root powder is present in an amount of 1% to 8% of the pet food, the lycopene is present in an amount of 0.001% to 0.01% of the pet food, the taurine is present in an amount of 0.05% to 0.5% of the pet food, the EPA is present in an amount of 0.05% to 2% of the pet food, and the DHA is present in an amount of 0.05% to 2% of the pet food.

Assignees

• Nestle Sa

Inventors

• Yu Ping
• Pan Yuanlong

Classifications

• A61K36/07

  Basidiomycota, e.g. Cryptococcus · CPC title

• A61K31/201

  having one or two double bonds, e.g. oleic, linoleic acids · CPC title

• A61K31/01

  Hydrocarbons · CPC title

• A61P35/00

  Antineoplastic agents · CPC title

• A61K36/9066

  Curcuma, e.g. common turmeric, East Indian arrowroot or mango ginger · CPC title