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US 12,667,120 B2Granted
Pet food compositions
AssigneeHill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
InventorsDayakar Badri, Dennis Jewell
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Abstract
Described herein are pet food compositions and methods for using them. Such compositions may comprise soluble fiber and certain ratios of linolenic acid to fatty acids. The methods may include feeding the pet an effective amount of the pet food composition. The methods may include increasing the lean mass of a companion animal comprising feeding an effective amount of a pet food composition comprising soluble fiber and certain ratios of linolenic acid to fatty acids.
Claims17
A pet food composition comprising:
- soluble fiber present in an amount of about 3 to 10 weight %;
- and
- one or more fatty acids, the one or more fatty acids comprising linolenic acid,
- wherein the total dietary fiber is present in an amount of less than 20 weight % and the pet food composition has a weight ratio of linolenic acid to total 18 carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids of about 0.39 to about 1;
- and
- wherein all weight percentages are based on a total weight of the pet food composition.
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A pet food composition comprising:
- soluble fiber present in an amount of about 3 to 10 weight % or more;
- and
- a weight ratio of linolenic acid to total 18 carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids of about 0.39 to about 1,
- wherein the total dietary fiber is present in an amount of less than 20 weight %, and
- wherein all weight percentages are based on a total weight of the pet food composition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.