Compositions and methods for increasing palatability of dry pet food
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsPascal Vanacker, Gwendal Lorcy, Catherine Kulker-Theron, Chloe Breton, Jean-Marie Laborbe
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Abstract
Compositions and methods are provided to increase the palatability of dry pet foods. The compositions comprise sorbic acid and/or a salt thereof. The compositions and methods increase the palatability without loss of crunchiness of the dry kibbles over an extended time period. The sorbic acid and/or salt thereof can be used in the base composition of the dry pet food and/or in a coating on the dry pet food, and the sorbic acid and/or salt thereof can be used without affecting the product structure.
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A dry pet food product comprising an ingredient selected from the group consisting of sorbic acid, a salt of sorbic acid, and combination thereof, and further comprising an additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of a lipid, a protein, a carbohydrate, and combinations thereof.
A method of making a dry pet food comprising:
- milling ingredients comprising an ingredient selected from the group consisting of sorbic acid, a salt of sorbic acid, and a combination thereof;
- extruding the milled ingredients to form an extrudate;
- forming kibbles from the extrudate;
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- drying the kibbles to form the dry pet food.
A method for making a dry pet food comprising:
- applying a coating composition to dry kibbles, the coating composition comprising an ingredient selected from the group consisting of sorbic acid, a salt of sorbic acid, and a combination thereof.
A method for increasing the palatability of dry pet food comprising:
- incorporating a palatability-enhancing amount of an ingredient selected from the group consisting of sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, calcium sorbate, sodium sorbate and combinations thereof into at least one of a basal body of the dry pet food or a coating composition of the dry pet food.
A method comprising administering to a pet a dry food product comprising a palatability-enhancing amount of an ingredient selected from the group consisting of sorbic acid, a salt of sorbic acid, and a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.