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US 12,096,781 B2Granted
Pet food product
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsSeronei Chelulei Cheison, Elvia Luigina Murgueytio Riofrio
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Abstract
A pet food product is provided in which the protein fraction thereof comprises micro-particulate, denatured whey protein isolate, wherein the whey protein isolate contains at least 90 wt % protein, and optionally, animal protein. If animal protein is present, it may not comprise protein derived from functional organs, and the protein fraction may desirably be formed into a homogenous matrix. Processes for making the pet food product are also provided.
Claims19
A pet food product comprising:
- a reconstituted animal material comprising:
- an animal protein;
- and
- 10-17 wt % micro-particulate denatured whey protein isolate by total weight of the dry matter of the reconstituted animal material, wherein the micro-particulate denatured whey protein isolate has a volume distributed mean particle diameter (D[4,3]) between 37.81 μm and no more than 70 μm, the whey protein isolate contains at least 90 wt % protein, and the total protein content of the reconstituted animal material is 25-36 wt %;
- and
- 0.5-10 wt % fiber,
- wherein a density of the reconstituted animal material is 0.8-1.2 g/mL.
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