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US 6,117,477 AGranted
Multicomponent food product and methods of making and using the same
AssigneeKal Kan Foods, Inc.
InventorLaura Paluch
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Abstract
A dual component, increased palatability animal food product has an inner component surrounded by an outer matrix. The inner component is a mixture of lipids and solids.
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A dual texture animal food product comprising:
- a first component containing a mixture of lipid and solid ingredients forming a cream textured matrix, the first component being formed without an aqueous phase and a total moisture content less than about 15 wt %;
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- a second component containing at least one ingredient comprising a carbohydrate, fat, protein or combination thereof, the second component having a total moisture content less than about 20 wt %;
- wherein the second component completely surrounds the cream textured matrix of the first component and is formed by the co-extrusion of the first component within the second component to form one dual component extrudate.
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A dual texture animal food product comprising:
- a first component containing a mixture of lipid and solid ingredients forming a cream textured matrix, the first component being formed without an aqueous phase and a total moisture content less than about 15 wt %;
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- a second component containing at least one ingredient comprising a carbohydrate, fat, protein or combination thereof, the second component having a total moisture content less than about 20 wt %, the second component completely surrounding the cream textured matrix of the first component;
- wherein the dual component animal food product provides for a feeding preference of at least a 110% increase in grams consumed of the animal food product per feeding.
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