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US 12,758,519 B2Granted
Feline food composition
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorIngrid Van Hoek
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Abstract
Nutritionally complete feline food compositions comprising EPA/DHA and carbohydrates are disclosed herein. These nutritionally complete feline food compositions can be used in dry or wet food composition. The compositions can be used to for preventing and/or treating cardiac hypertrophy in feline animals, such as cats.
Claims12
A nutritionally complete feline food composition comprising:
- a) eicosapentaenoic acid/docosahexaenoic acid (EPA/DHA) in an amount of at least about 0.5 g/Mcal,
- b) Nitrogen Free Extract in an amount of no more than about 60 g/Mcal,
- c) starch in an amount of no more than about 40 g/Mcal, and
- d) protein in an amount of at least about 115 g/Mcal;
- e) one or more components selected from the group consisting of
- i) barley in an amount of at least about 45 g/Mcal,
- ii) psyllium and its derivatives in an amount of at least about 3.50 g/Mcal,
- iii) native wheat gluten in an amount of at least about 50 g/Mcal, and
- iv) combinations thereof;
- f) fat in an amount of from about 20 g/Mcal to about 45 g/Mcal;
- and
- g) sodium in an amount of from about 0.19 g/Mcal to about 0.70 g/Mcal,
- wherein the nutritionally complete feline food composition is a dry food composition.
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