Coated pet food products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9480275-B2
Application number	US-43329306-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 12, 2006
Priority date	May 20, 2005
Publication date	Nov 1, 2016
Grant date	Nov 1, 2016

Abstract

The coated pet food product of the present invention has more appeal to a consumer and ease of access for a pet. The coated pet food product contains a edible core; wherein said edible core has a Moisture Content of from about 16% to about 92%.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A coated pet food product comprising:
an edible core having a moisture content of at least about 50%;
a first coating comprising a binder comprising egg whites, wherein said first coating is coated onto the edible core, and wherein said coating comprises from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the coating of said binder;
a first layer comprising a plurality of particles adhered together to form the first layer;
wherein the first layer is bonded with the edible core using the first coating and resists 98% of abrasion in an abrasion test; and
wherein the edible core has a volume of from about 0.256 cubic centimeters to about 16.4 cubic centimeters.

2. The coated pet food product of claim 1 , further comprising a filler having a Consistency Value (K) of from about 0.02 to about 1000 Pa-s n .

3. The coated pet food product of claim 1 , wherein said core is wholly covered by said first coating, said first layer or combinations thereof.

4. The coated pet food product of claim 1 , wherein said edible core has a Moisture Content of at least about 60%.

5. The coated pet food product of claim 1 , further comprising a filler selected from the group consisting of gravy, gel, jelly, aspic, sauce, water, air, broth, and combinations thereof.

6. The coated pet food product of claim 1 , wherein said edible core comprises a structurant.

7. The coated pet food product of claim 1 , further comprising at least one vegetable, at least one fruit, a colorant, flavorants, seasonings, salts, minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, prebiotics, probiotics, aroma modifiers, water or combinations thereof.

8. The coated pet food product of claim 1 , wherein the product has a Solid Fraction of from about 0.0003 to about 0.98.

9. The coated pet food product of claim 1 , wherein the product has a Solid Fraction of from about 0.003 to about 0.88.

10. The coated pet food product of claim 1 , wherein the product has a Solid Fraction of from about 0.03 to about 0.75.

11. The coated pet food product of claim 7 , wherein said colorant is selected from synthetic or natural colorants, and any combination thereof.

12. The coated pet food product of claim 1 , wherein the product has a Weight Fraction of from about 0.00003 to about 1.

13. The coated pet food product of claim 2 , wherein said filler has a Consistency Value (K) of from about 0.01 to about 600 Pa-s n .

14. The coated pet food product of claim 2 , wherein said filler has a Consistency Value (K) of from about 0.1 to about 400 Pa-s n .

15. The coated pet food product of claim 2 , wherein said filler has a Consistency Value (K) of from about 0.2 to about 100 Pa-s n .

16. The coated pet food product of claim 1 , wherein the edible core has a density of from about 0.1 g/cc to about 3 g/cc.

17. The coated pet food product of claim 1 , wherein the first layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of plant protein, farinaceous matter, vegetables, fruit, and combinations thereof.

Assignees

• Brent Jr John Leslie
• Mars Inc

Inventors

• Brent Jr John Leslie

Classifications

• A23K10/20

  from material of animal origin (obtained by microbiological or biochemical processes A23K10/10) · CPC title

• A23K40/30

  by encapsulating; by coating · CPC title

• A23K50/40

  for carnivorous animals, e.g. cats or dogs · CPC title

• A23K50/45

  Semi-moist feed · CPC title

• A23K40/35

  Making capsules specially adapted for ruminants · CPC title