Edible animal chew
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsGuy Graham Heath, Matthew Peter Gosling
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Abstract
An edible animal chew comprising a starch content of 50 to 75 wt % relative to the total weight of the chew; a humectant content of 5 to 20 wt % relative to the total weight of the chew; and a density of 1.0 g cm−3 or less, and preferably wherein the chew exhibits a texture profile analysis cohesiveness of 0.55 or greater.
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An edible animal chew comprising
- a starch content of 50 to 75 wt % relative to the total weight of the chew and
- a humectant content of 10 to 20 wt % relative to the total weight of the chew,
- wherein the edible animal chew has a density of between 0.4 g cm−3 and 1.0 g cm−3, and
- further wherein the edible animal chew is elongate in shape and has a longitudinal axis, an outer wall extending in the direction of said longitudinal axis, and an internal support structure that contacts an inner surface of the outer wall at three or more points.
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A method for producing an edible animal chew comprising the steps of mixing ingredients comprising a starch content of 50 to 75 wt % and a humectant content of 10 to 20 wt % to form an edible animal chew mixture;
- preferably gelatinising at least a portion of the starch contained in the mixture forming an edible animal chew composition;
- extruding the composition out of an extruder so that it leaves the extruder at a temperature which is at or greater than the boiling point of the liquid portion of the recipe, and preferably at a temperature of 100° C. or more;
- and allowing the composition to expand to a density of 1.0 g cm−3 or less to produce the edible animal chew.
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An edible animal chew comprising a starch content of 50 to 75 wt % relative to the total weight of the chew, wherein the starch content comprises less than 28 wt % amylose, and wherein the starch content comprises a potato starch content of from 5 to 20 wt % relative to the total weight of the chew;
- a humectant content of 10 to 20 wt % relative to the total weight of the chew;
- and a density of 1.0 g cm−3 or less.
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