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US 6,110,521 AGranted
Wheat and casein dog chew with modifiable texture
AssigneeT.F.H. Publications, Inc.
InventorGlen S. Axelrod
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Abstract
A completely digestible highly nutritious dog chew formulated primarily of wheat flour, casein and starch carbohydrate, the texture of hardness of which is easily modified to suit a particular dog by the dog owner. By irradiating the chew in a microwave oven, the chew is caused to expand and is thereby rendered more easily chewable.
Claims13
A method of producing a hardness-adjustable edible dog chew, consisting essentially of the steps of forming a mixture consisting essentially of wheat flour, casein, water and a starch carbohydrate as a humectant, and adjusting the water content of said mixture to about 20-30 wt. %;
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- injection molding such mixture into the shape of the dog chew, wherein said water content, subsequent to injection molding, is reduced below said 20-30 wt. %, and packaging sail dog chew wherein the hardness of said chew can be adjusted by microwave heating.
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