Dietetic dog biscuits containing vegetable hulls
AssigneeNabisco Brands, Inc.
InventorsFelice Scaglione, Gary Gellman
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Abstract
This invention discloses a low calorie dietetic dog biscuit containing vegetable hulls. The vegetable hulls are fibrous components and reduce the overall caloric content of the biscuits to between about 320 and 330 calories per 100 grams of said biscuit. The biscuits can use a blend of proteinaceous and farinaceous ingredients such that the overall protein content of the biscuits is reduced when compared to standard dog biscuits. The preferred embodiment is a low calorie dog biscuit including rice hulls.
Claims15
A dietetic dog biscuit, comprising:
- (a) ingredients to form a dietetic dog biscuit dough, wherein said dough contains a blend of high gluten strength wheat flour and medium gluten strength wheat flour;
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- (b) a quantity of rice hulls of about 30 percent by weight of all dry ingredients used to form said biscuit dough, whereby a dietetic dog biscuit is provided containing approximately 8-9% fiber content, which has reduced calories and provides a texture with teeth cleaning qualities during consumption.
A baked dietetic dog biscuit comprising:
- (a) a quantity of vegetable hulls;
- (b) a wheat flour;
- (c) a low protein containing component in an amount sufficient to provide a brittle product, said low protein containing component being a member selected from the group consisting of corn flour, corn meal, oat flour, barley flour, potato flour, and mixtures of these;
- (d) an animal derived proteinaceous component in an amount sufficient to provide a balanced nutritious total protein content, said proteinaceous component being a member selected from the group consisting of chicken meal, fish meal, meat, fish, meat by-products, and mixtures of these, said baked dietetic dog biscuit having a total protein content of between about 18 and 20 percent, wherein the ratio of vegetable hulls to flour is in an amount sufficient to alter the caloric content, protein content and fiber content of the dog biscuit.
A baked dietetic dog biscuit comprising:
- (a) wheat flour;
- (b) a quantity of vegetable hulls, said vegetable hulls being a member selected from a group consisting of rice hulls, barley hulls, oat hulls, soybean hulls, peanut hulls, and mixtures of these;
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- (c) an animal derived proteinaceous component in an amount sufficient to provide a balanced nutritious total protein content, said proteinaceous component being a member selected from the group consisting of chicken meal, fish meal, meat, fish, meat by-products, and mixtures of these, wherein said baked dietetic dog biscuit has a caloric content between 320 and 330 calories per 100 grams of said biscuit, and wherein the ratio of vegetable hulls to flour is in an amount sufficient to alter the caloric content, protein content and fiber content of the dog biscuit.
A baked dietetic dog biscuit comprising:
- (a) wheat flour, said wheat flour being between 45 percent and 60 percent by weight of all dry ingredients used to form a dough;
- (b) rice hulls, said rice hulls being in an effective amount up to 30 percent of all dry ingredients used to form a dough;
- (c) an animal derived, proteinaceous component in an amount sufficient to provide a balanced nutritious total protein content, said proteinaceous component being a member selected from the group consisting of chicken meal, fish meal, meat, fish, meat by-products, and mixtures of these;
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- (d) tallow;
- wherein said baked dietetic dog biscuit has a caloric content between 320 and 330 calories per 100 grams of said biscuit.
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