Pet Food with Visible Particles and Process for Making Same
US-2016295883-A1 · Oct 13, 2016 · US
Pet food
US2016338382A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016338382-A1 |
| Application number | US-201415102873-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | Dec 12, 2013 |
| Publication date | Nov 24, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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Provided is pet food containing granulated pellets, the pet food containing primary puffed pellets (A) and auxiliary puffed pellets (B), in which a difference in hardness between the primary puffed pellets (A) and the auxiliary puffed pellets (B) is 5 N or more.
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1 . Pet food comprising granulated pellets, the pet food comprising: primary puffed pellets (A); and auxiliary puffed pellets (B), a difference in hardness between the primary puffed pellets (A) and the auxiliary puffed pellets (B) being 5 N or more. 2 . The pet food according to claim 1 , wherein a difference in the thickness between the primary puffed pellets (A) and the auxiliary puffed pellets (B) is 0.5 mm or more. 3 . The pet food according to claim 1 , wherein the hardness of the auxiliary puffed pellets (B) is less than the hardness of the primary puffed pellets (A). 4 . The pet food according to claim 1 , wherein the water contents of the primary puffed pellets (A) and the auxiliary puffed pellets (B) are 10% by weight or less. 5 . The pet food according to claim 1 , wherein a difference in the water content between the primary puffed pellets (A) and the auxiliary puffed pellets (B) is less than 4.0% by weight. 6 . The pet food according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary puffed pellets (B) contain 65% by weight or more of at least one member selected from the group consisting of wheat flour and bread crumbs as raw ingredients. 7 . The pet food according to claim 1 , wherein the primary puffed pellets (A) contains 18% by weight or more of crude protein and 5% by weight to 15% by weight of crude fat. 8 . The pet food according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the primary puffed pellets (A) is 70% by weight or more and less than 100% by weight. 9 . The pet food according to claim 1 , further comprising non-puffed pellets. 10 . The pet food according to claim 1 which is a feed for dogs.
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from material of plant origin, e.g. roots, seeds or hay; from material of fungal origin, e.g. mushrooms (obtained by microbiological or biochemical processes, e.g. using yeasts or enzymes, A23K10/10) · CPC title
by extrusion · CPC title
- A23K50/42Primary
Dry feed · CPC title
Re-use of by-products of food processing for fodder production · CPC title
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- What does patent US2016338382A1 cover?
- Provided is pet food containing granulated pellets, the pet food containing primary puffed pellets (A) and auxiliary puffed pellets (B), in which a difference in hardness between the primary puffed pellets (A) and the auxiliary puffed pellets (B) is 5 N or more.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Unicharm Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A23K50/42. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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- Publication date Thu Nov 24 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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