Meat analogue of authentic appearance
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorCatriona Gifford
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Abstract
Disclosed is a proteinaceous meat analogue, for incorporation into packaged pet foods, wherein said meat analogue consists of particles of internally texturised, proteinaceous extrudate material dispersed in a gelled matrix composed of ground meat-based and cereal-based materials; wherein the moisture content of said extrudate and said matrix are different; and wherein the internal texturisation of said extrudate has a fibrous structure. Also disclosed is a method of preparing said analogue.
Claims14
A proteinaceous meat analogue, for incorporation into packaged pet foods, wherein said meat analogue of comprises:
- particles of internally texturised, proteinaceous extrudate material dispersed in a gelled matrix composed of ground meat-based and cereal-based materials;
- wherein the moisture content of said extrudate and said matrix are different;
- and
- the internal texturisation of said extrudate has a fibrous structure.
A prepared commercial canned, trayed, pouched or similarly packaged pet food, said pet food including a proteinaceous meat analogue the analogue comprising:
- particles of internally texturised proteinaceous extrudate material dispersed in a gelled matrix composed of ground meat-based and cereal-based materials;
- wherein the moisture content of said extrudate and said matrix are different;
- and
- the internal texturisation of said extrudate has a fibrous structure.
A method of manufacturing a proteinaceous meat analogue, consisting of particles of texturised, proteinaceous extrudate material dispersed in a matrix composed of ground meat-based and cereal-based materials, comprising the steps of:
- preparing a paste including comminuted meat material, cereal and binder materials;
- blending said paste with particles of texturised, proteinaceous extrudate material;
- processing this blend of materials to cause the paste to set, thereby encapsulating the extrudate material;
- and
- cutting the set analogue material to desired size and shape for inclusion in said pet food products.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.