Abrasion-resistant free-flowing glycocyamine-containing moldings and methods for their production

Abrasion-resistant and free-flowing glycocyamine-containing extrudates consisting of, based on the total weight of said extrudates:

• 55 to 99.95% by weight glycocyamine;
• from 0.05 to 15% by weight of a binder;
• and
• from 1 to 40% by weight of at least one other nutritionally active substance selected from the group consisting of a carbohydrate, an amino acid, a protein, a vitamin, a mineral and a trace element;
• wherein said granules have a bulk density of from 350 to 850 kg/m3 and a grain size spectrum of from 32 to 2750 μm.
• wherein said extrudates having a bulk density of from 350 to 850 kg/m3, a grain size spectrum of from 32 to 2750 μm and a glycocyamine content of from 55 to 99.9% by weight, based on the total weight of said extrudates.

Abrasion-resistant and free-flowing glycocyamine-containing granules comprising, based on the total weight of said granules:

• 55 to 99.95% by weight glycocyamine;
• and
• from 0.1 to 1.5% by weight starch;
• wherein said granules have a bulk density of from 350 to 850 kg/m3 and a grain size spectrum of from 32 to 2750 μm;
• and
• wherein less than 10% by weight of said granules are below 100 μm, and less than 10% by weight of said granules are above 850 μm;
• and
• wherein the granules are prepared from glycocyamine having median grain size diameter of <25 μm.