Animal snack products and processes
OwnerJoe Crumpinventor
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Abstract
An animal snack product and processes for making animal snack products is provided. A process includes baking at least one sweet potato to reach a conversion temperature for a time sufficient to generally uniformly convert starch in the at least one sweet potato to sugar; forming a thickened mash from the at least one sweet potato; forming segments of desired shape and thickness from the thickened mash; and applying heat at a drying temperature that is below the burning point of the sugar for a time sufficient to dry the segments to a threshold moisture level.
Claims58
A process for making animal snack products, comprising:
- baking at least one sweet potato to reach a conversion temperature for a time sufficient to generally uniformly convert starch in the at least one sweet potato to sugar;
- forming a thickened mash from the at least one sweet potato;
- forming segments from the thickened mash;
- and
- applying heat at a drying temperature that is below the burning point of the sugar for a time sufficient to dry the segments to a threshold moisture level.
A process for making animal snack products, comprising:
- baking at least one sweet potato to reach an internal temperature of about 170° F. to about 210° F. for a time sufficient for the flesh in the sweet potato to significantly soften while retaining its structure;
- forming a thickened mash from the at least one sweet potato;
- forming segments from the thickened mash;
- and
- applying heat at a drying temperature that is below the burning point of the sugar for a time sufficient to dry the segments to a threshold moisture level.
A process for making animal snack products, comprising:
- baking at least one sweet potato to reach a conversion temperature for a time sufficient to generally uniformly convert starch in the at least one sweet potato to sugar while retaining sufficient structure in the at least one sweet potato;
- forming a thickened mash from the at least one sweet potato;
- forming segments from the thickened mash;
- and
- applying heat at a drying temperature that is below the burning point of the sugar for a time sufficient to dry the segments to a threshold moisture level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.