Pet food composition
AssigneeDsm IP Assets B.V.
InventorsStephanie Krammer, Joachim Pheiffer
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Abstract
Pet food comprising trisodium L-ascorbic acid-2-monophosphate (STAY-050) or sodium-calcium L-ascorbic acid-2-monophosphate (STAY-C35), or mixtures thereof and, optionally, a polymer (for fixation of the ascorbate on the dental surface) and use 5 thereof as additive to pet food for preventing or treating calculus, plaque, gingivitis and periodontal disease and for enhancing the antioxidative capacity in the whole organism.
Claims10
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A method of preventing or treating calculus, plaque, gingivitis or periodontal disease in dogs and cats comprising administering or feeding a dog or cat an effective amount trisodium L-ascorbic acid-2-monophosphate.
A method for preventing or treating calculus, plaque, gingivitis or periodontal disease in dogs and cats which method comprises feeding to the dog or cat a pet food containing an effective amount of trisodium L-ascorbic acid-2-monophosphate, wherein the trisodium L-ascorbic acid-2-monophosphate is present in the pet food in a concentration of between about 0.01% by weight to about 3% by weight.
A method for preventing or treating calculus, plaque, gingivitis or periodontal disease in dogs and cats, which method comprises feeding to a dog or cat a pet food containing an effective amount of trisodium L-ascorbic acid-2-monophosphate, wherein the trisodium L-ascorbic acid-2-monophosphate is present in a concentration of between about 0.01% by weight to about 3% by weight and also present in the pet food is a polymer for improving the uptake and retention of trisodium L-ascorbic acid-2-monophosphate in an oral cavity and on tooth surfaces.
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