Composition for enhancing nutritional content of food
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsAllan A. Torney, Liisa Mooney, Peter Slusarczyk
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a ready-to-use composition for supplementing nutritional content of a pet food. The composition comprises, on a dry matter basis, from about 15 to about 80% by weight of a protein component, from about 20 to about 85% by weight of a humectant, and from about 1 to about 50% by weight of a lipid component. The composition does not require sterilization or addition of chemical preservative, thereby making the invention suitable for delivery of nutritional functional ingredients that are heat labile.
Claims112
A ready-to-use composition for supplementing the nutritional content of pet food comprising, on a dry matter basis, from about 15 to about 80% by weight of a protein component, from about 20 to about 85% by weight of a humectant, and from about 1 to about 50% by weight of a lipid component, wherein the composition is microbiologically stable.
A ready-to-use composition for delivering a pharmaceutical or a medicament comprising on a dry matter basis, from about 15 to about 80% by weight of a protein component, from about 20 to about 85% by weight of a humectant, from about 1 to about 50% by weight of a lipid component, and a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical or the medicament, wherein the composition is microbiologically stable.
A process for producing a ready-to-use composition for supplementing the nutritional content of a pet food comprising the step of mixing, on a dry matter basis, from about 15 to about 80% by weight of a protein component, from about 20 to about 85% by weight of a humectant, and from about 1 to about 50% by weight of a lipid component to form the composition, wherein the composition is microbiologically stable.
A process for producing a ready-to-use composition for supplementing the nutritional content of a pet food, the process comprising the steps of:
- adding from about 15 to about 80% by weight of a protein component to an equal amount of water to form a solution;
- mixing into said solution from about 20 to about 85% by weight of a carbohydrate component to form a mixture;
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- combining from about 1 to about 50% by weight of a lipid component to the mixture to produce the composition.
A process for delivering a nutrient to an animal comprising the step of feeding to an animal a ready-to-use composition comprising, on a dry matter basis, from about 15 to about 80% by weight of a protein component, from about 20 to about 85% by weight of a humectant, from about 1 to about 50% by weight of a lipid component, and from about 0.1 to 49% of an essential nutrient to form a nutritional delivery composition, wherein the composition is microbiologically stable.
A process for delivering medicine to an animal comprising the steps of:
- mixing, on a dry matter basis, about 15 to about 80% by weight of a protein component, about 20 to about 85% by weight of a humectant, about 1 to about 50% by weight of a lipid component, to form a delivery composition, wherein the composition is microbiologically stable;
- adding a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical in a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent to form a medicinal delivery composition;
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- feeding to said animal the medicinal delivery composition.
A process of promoting nutrition in a companion animal comprising the step of feeding to said animal a pet food having an outer layer comprised of from about 15 to about 80% by weight of a protein component, from about 20 to about 85% by weight of a humectant, and from about 1 to about 50% by weight of a lipid component, wherein the composition is microbiologically stable.
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