Methods of making coated pet food products
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorJohn Leslie Brent, JR.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a coated pet food is provided. The method comprises providing an edible core having a moisture content of at least about 50% and a volume of from about 0.256 cubic centimeters to about 16.4 cubic centimeters. A first layer comprising a first plurality of particles is bonded to the edible core to provide the coated pet food. The first layer of the coated pet food resists 98% of abrasion in an abrasion test.
Claims17
A method of manufacturing a coated pet food comprising
- (a) providing an edible core having a moisture content of at least about 50% and a volume of from about 0.256 cubic centimeters to about 16.4 cubic centimeters;
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- (b) applying a first coating comprising a binder to the edible core and applying the first layer to the first coating to provide the coated pet food wherein the binder does not comprise a gel, gum or hydrocolloid;
- wherein the first layer resists 98% of abrasion in an abrasion test.
The method of claim 5, wherein the binder comprises one or more egg-based materials, undenatured proteins, food grade polymeric adhesives, polyols, or a combination of these. The method of claim 6, wherein the binder comprises egg whites and/or dried egg whites.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.