Palatability enhancers comprising free amino acids for use in pet foods
AssigneeSpecialites Pet Food
InventorsCécile Niceron, Anne Levesque, Françoise Michel-Salaun
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a palatability-enhancing composition for pet food, wherein said composition comprises about 1 to 70% by weight of free amino acids, as well as uses thereof, especially for producing pet foods having enhanced palatability. Cat food is more specifically concerned by the present invention.
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A method for preparing a cat food palatability-enhancing composition, with the exception of a cat drink palatability-enhancing composition and a cat beverage palatability-enhancing composition, comprising:
- a) providing palatability-enhancing composition ingredients;
- b) if necessary, grinding one or more of said ingredients;
- c) providing a mixture of free amino acids comprising at least two amino acids selected from the group consisting of:
- Ala, Glu, Pro, Leu, Asp, Tyr, Phe (List I), or
- Met, Glu, Pro, Gly, Leu, Asp, Tyr, Phe (List II);
- d) mixing about 1 to 70% by weight of said mixture with said palatability-enhancing composition ingredients of step a) and/or step b);
- and
- e) obtaining said cat food palatability-enhancing composition.
A method for preparing a cat food palatability-enhancing composition, with the exception of a cat drink palatability-enhancing composition and a cat beverage palatability-enhancing composition, comprising:
- a) providing palatability-enhancing composition ingredients;
- b) if necessary, grinding one or more of said ingredients;
- c) providing a mixture of free amino acids comprising at least three amino acids selected from the group consisting of:
- Ala, Met, Glu, Pro, His, Gly, Arg, Leu, Asp, Tyr, Phe (List III);
- d) mixing about 1 to 70% by weight of said mixture with said palatability-enhancing composition ingredients of step a) and/or step b);
- and
- e) obtaining said cat food palatability-enhancing composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.