Pet food compositions having a defined relaxation property
OwnerThomas Huetter, Jeffrey Lang +4inventors
InventorsThomas Huetter, Jeffrey Lang, Prasad Gopalkrishnan, Lee Randall, Marko Stojanovic, Edward Cox
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are pet food compositions exhibiting a defined Maximum Relaxation Force and Maximum Relaxation Stress. The pet food compositions exhibit prolonged chew time by the pet. In optional embodiments, the pet food compositions comprise one or more of water, humectant, a grain source, or a cross-linking agent.
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A pet food composition having a Maximum Relaxation Stress of at least about 2.5 MPa.
A pet food composition having a Maximum Relaxation Force of at least about 1 kN.
A process for preparing a pet food composition, wherein said process comprises:
- (a) mixing all components;
- (b) agitating all components until mixed;
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- (c) extruding said pet food composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.