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US 2016/0249646 A1Published application
Pet food in the form of a coated kibble
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsGregory Dean Sunvold, Patrick Joseph Corrigan
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Abstract
A pet food in the form of a coated kibble wherein the coated kibble is made of a core and a coating. The core can be extruded and can have a moisture, or water, content less than 12%. The core can contain a coating. The coating can have a protein component at from 50% to 95% of the coating and a binder component at from 5% to 50% of the pet coating
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A pet food comprising:
- a coating comprising a first coating layer at least partially surrounding a core and a second coating layer at least partially surrounding the first coating layer,
- the core comprising a protein and a carbohydrate, the core having less than 12% moisture;
- wherein the first coating layer comprises a protein component comprising at least one of chicken meal, chicken by-product meal, lamb meal, turkey meal and fish meal, and a binding component comprising at least one of a high lactose whey by-product, an egg white, a whey protein isolate, or a chicken broth;
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- wherein the second coating layer comprises a vitamin ingredient and a fat.
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A pet food comprising:
- a coating comprising a first coating layer at least partially surrounding a core and a second coating layer at least partially surrounding the first coating layer,
- the core comprising a protein and a carbohydrate, the core having less than 12% moisture;
- wherein the first coating layer comprises chicken by-product meal,
- wherein the second coating layer comprises poultry fat,
- wherein total aldehydes of the pet food are at least one of 34 ppm or less than 34 ppm.
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A pet food comprising:
- a coating comprising a first coating layer at least partially surrounding a core and a second coating layer at least partially surrounding the first coating layer,
- the core comprising a protein and a carbohydrate, the core having less than 12% moisture;
- wherein the first coating layer comprises a protein component comprising at least one of chicken meal, chicken by-product meal, lamb meal, turkey meal and fish meal, and a binding component comprising at least one of a high lactose whey by-product, an egg white, a whey protein isolate, or a chicken broth, and
- wherein the second coating layer comprises a palatant and a fat,
- wherein the pet food comprises an aroma profile comprising an analyte.
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