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US 2018/0000123 A1Published application
Pet food feeding system
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsLaura DUCLOS, Yuka MITSUHASHI
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Abstract
Compositions and methods are disclosed for providing a pet food feeding system or packaged product containing multiple formulations meeting a number of parameters in order to offer diversified ingredients and varied flavors to a pet with minimized digestive stress due to dietary changes.
Claims16
A pet food feeding system, comprising:
- a first formulation having a first recipe;
- and
- a second formulation having a second recipe;
- wherein the first recipe is different than the second recipe, and
- wherein the first formulation and the second formulation each include between about 25 wt % and about 70 wt % protein supplying ingredients, between about 30 wt % and about 70 wt % carbohydrate supplying ingredients, between about 1.5 wt % and about 12 wt % fats and oils, between about 4 wt % and about 12 wt % total dietary fiber, and between about 1 wt % and 2.5 wt % total fermentable fiber.
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A method, comprising:
- feeding a pet each of a first formulation having a first recipe and a second formulation having a second recipe at least once during a predetermined period of time;
- wherein the first recipe is different than the second recipe, and
- wherein the first formulation and the second formulation each include between about 25 wt % and about 70 wt % protein supplying ingredients, between about 30 wt % and about 70 wt % carbohydrate supplying ingredients, between about 1.5 wt % and about 12 wt % fats and oils, between about 4 wt % and about 12 wt % total dietary fiber, and between about 1 wt % and 2.5 wt % total fermentable fiber.
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