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US 2014/0370169 A1Published application
Pellets comprising starch
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorNicole S. J. De Cock
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Abstract
The invention relates to pellets comprising starch and further comprising protein. A process to make pellets of the present invention is also disclosed. Further, use of the pellets as an ingredient to make food-, pet food- and feed compositions is also disclosed: the pellets can be ground and mixed with other ingredients to make food-, pet food- or feed compositions. In particular, use of the pellets to make -fish feed compositions is disclosed.
Claims14
A pellet comprising
- starch;
- from 5 to less than 75 weight/weight % protein, based on the dry weight of the pellet (w/w % db);
- and
- a moisture content of 20 weight/weight % (w/w %) or less.
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A process to make a pellet, comprising:
- Preconditioning a powder product by providing heated air or steam such that the temperature of the powder product reaches values of from 10 to 95° C. or such that the moisture content of the powder product is increased by 1 to 5 w/w %;
- Passing the preconditioned powder product through a die hole for obtaining pellets;
- and
- Air cooling the pellets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.